Hostile Witness (2004) (edit title/settings)

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• Josie Baylor-Bates: A veteran attorney who left a successful criminal defense career behind after a very bad case
• Linda Sheraton-Rayburn: A college friend of Josie's whose troubled teen daughter has been accused of murder
• Hannah Sheraton: Linda's troubled sixteen year old daughter, beautiful, artistic, lonely
• Billy Zuni: Local surfer who can't keep his pants up.
• Fritz Rayburn: The murder victim in this legal thriller. California Supreme Court Jusitce.
• Kip Rayburn: Fritz's son, Linda's husband, hoping to use his father's death to further his own goals
• Archer: Ex Cop, photographer, friend, Josie's lover
• Lexi: Archer's deceased wife
• Emily Baylor-Bates: Josie's Mom who abandoned her as a child.
• Judge Cyrus Norris: A seasoned and fair judge, presiding over Hannah's trial
• Rudy Klein: Deputy District attorney
• Rosa Cortanza: One of Rayburn's victims
• Joe Davidson: Governor of California
• Alex Schaeffer: Governor's Chief of Staff
• Cheryl Winston: Governer's Campaign Chairman
• Faye Baxter: Josie's "Partner" in the law firm she ran to.
• Ian Frank: Partner in the law firm of Rayburn & Frank
• Chris Keenan: Arson Investigator, Expert witness called by the prosecution
• Burt: Owner of Burt's at the Bach, former beach volleyball player
• Kristin Davis: Josie's last big case.
• Judge Crawford: Hermosa Beach judge
• Angie: An assistant at the law firm where Josie worked
• Miggy Estrada: Hannah's boyfriend
• Mrs. Peterson: The Rayburn's housekeeper
• John Cooper: District Attorney
• Judge Judith Davenport: Judge for Hannah's pre-trial hearing
• Tiffany: Josie's new receptionist
• Mikey: Rudy's 5 year old son
• Theodore Smith: Fritz Rayburn's chauffer
• Pam: Rudy Klein's ex-wife
• Mr. Hilbrun: owner of Coffee Haus
• Lyn Chandler: attorney, clerk for Fritz Rayburn when she was in law school
• Fran Taglia: emergency room doctor
• Sandra Johns: attorney
• Rene: gardener
• Rosa Cortanza: daughter of an illegal immigrant housekeeper
• Judge Cy Norris: Add a description of this character.
• Max
• Josie Baylor-Bates

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• “Why in the hell, when mothers screwed up, did it feel like they meant it?”

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• Malibu, California
• Sybil Brand: Prison facility
• Hermosa Beach, California
• Redondo Beach, California
• Los Angeles, California
• Santa Monica, California
• Pallisades, California

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Silent Witness.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Rebecca Forster (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813

Notes for Parents edit see section history

This series is also appropriate for young adults and does feature sixteen-year-old Hannah Sheraton throughout the series.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Legal

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Rebecca Writes Thrillers: Everything you ever wanted to know about Rebecca Forster, her books and some writing tips to boot.

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