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After famous actress Natalie Raines is found dead in her home, police investigate the case of the notorious and soon-to-be-ex-husband, Gregg Aldrich. But no charges are brought against him until two years later, when a career criminal claims he hired Aldrich to kill her. The high-profile trial of the case makes headlines, threatening to reveal personal matters about the prosecutor, and Emily Wallace, a young assistant prosecutor, becomes the central figure in the investigation. Little does she know, her own life is at risk. This compelling mystery unfolds as the case spirals into a web of danger, deceit, and betrayal.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Thriller/Legal Thriller
Authors: Mary Higgins Clark
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