{"product_id":"close-case-paperback","title":"Close Case - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlafair Burke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Absorbing...Burke confidently lays out the procedural details.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eClose Case\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid likes to be where the action is: at the scene of a crime, at the arrest of a suspect, with the cops on the Major Crimes Team. But when street smart, plugged-in reporter Percy Crenshaw is brutally murdered in the midst of pursuing a major story, she knows the stakes are high... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin days, cops have a suspect; then a confession. Yet Samantha suspects that something is very wrong, and her concerns keep coming back to the police. The cop who got the confession used tough tactics. The murdered reporter was romantically linked to a cop's wife. And all of the cops she's concerned about are close to her live-in boyfriend, Detective Chuck Forbes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForced to prosecute a case in which the defendant may be an innocent man, Samantha must tread carefully to uncover the truth about Percy's murder -- without tearing her career, her home life, and the city apart. But just when she thinks her job can't get any more difficult, another more shocking crime comes to light...\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MURDER TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid likes to be where the action is: at the scene of a crime, at the arrest of a suspect, with the cops on the Major Crimes Team. But when street smart, plugged-in reporter Percy Crenshaw is brutally murdered in the midst of pursuing a major story, she knows the stakes are high... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INVESTIGATION TOO CLOSE TO HOME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin days, cops have a suspect; then a confession. Yet Samantha suspects that something is very wrong, and her concerns keep coming back to the police. The cop who got the confession used tough tactics. The murdered reporter was romantically linked to a cop's wife. And all of the cops she's concerned about are close to her live-in boyfriend, Detective Chuck Forbes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CASE TOO CLOSE TO CALL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForced to prosecute a case in which the defendant may be an innocent man, Samantha must tread carefully to uncover the truth about Percy's murder -- without tearing her career, her home life, and the city apart. But just when she thinks her job can't get any more difficult, another more shocking crime comes to light... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCLOSE CASE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author keeps the plot hurtling along...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople (a book Pick)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA politically charged, gritty thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former deputy district attorney in Portland, Oregon, \u003cb\u003eALAFAIR BURKE\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor at Hofstra Law School where she teaches criminal law and procedure. She is a graduate of Stanford Law School and lives in New York City. The daughter of the acclaimed crime writer James Lee Burke, her previous novels in the Samantha Kincaid series, \u003ci\u003eJudgment Calls \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMissing Justice\u003c\/i\u003e, are available in paperback from St. Martin's Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720282411071,"sku":"9781250038715","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7504ed9d81b12e2213ade48d64348f11.webp?v=1765088643","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/close-case-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}