Judgment Calls (New Blood)

Judgment Calls (New Blood)

by Alafair Burke (Author)

Synopsis

Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid walks into her office in Portland's Drug and Vice Division one Monday morning to find three police officers waiting for her. A thirteen-year-old girl has been brutally attacked and left for dead on the city's outskirts. Given the lack of evidence, most lawyers would settle for an assault charge; Samantha, unnerved by the viciousness of the crime, decides to go for attempted murder. As Sam prepares for the trial, she uncovers a dangerous trail leading to an earlier high-profile death penalty case, a prostitution ring of underage girls, and a possible serial killer. And she finds her judgement - not only in matters of the law but in her personal life - called into question...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Orion
Published: 01 Jul 2004

ISBN 10: 0752859358
ISBN 13: 9780752859354
Book Overview: JUDGMENT CALLS is an excellent debut, introducing a terrific character in Deputy DA Samantha Kincaid 'Debut novel by daughter of the great James Lee Burke and one that he can proudly applaud ... Exciting, individual and unreservedly excellent ... An absorbing, enjoyable first outing. Safe to assume there'll be many more' LITERARY REVIEW 'A terrific debut: very different from her famous father's work, but the storytelling DNA is all there. This is smart, savvy, expert - and highly recommended' Lee Child 'Reading JUDGMENT CALLS by Alafair Burke makes predicting the future easy. Burke comes out of the gate with a first novel that proves she's got what it takes and will be sticking around' Michael Connelly The trade edition was published as part of the excellent New Blood promotion The New Blood promotion has been extremely well received: 'If this is the standard we can expect from New Blood books to come crime writing is in for a major transfusion' LITERARY REVIEW Alafair Burke's second Sam Kincaid novel, MISSING JUSTICE, is to be published in Orion trade in Autumn 2004

Media Reviews
Alafair Burke has been on the front line in the courtroom and the streets, and brings her world alive in this exciting first novel. -Linda Fairstein
Captivating. Alafair Burke is a wonderful writer, with the kind of style and confidence I most admire. I'm a big fan and look forward to the next novel in the series. -Sue Grafton
Judgment Calls expertly shows that the most gripping drama is not found in the courtroom but in the places where choices get made, in the shadows cast by politics and corruption and human desires. Burke comes out of the gate with a first novel that proves she's got what it takes and will be sticking around. -Michael Connelly
A terrific debut; very different from her famous father's work, but the storytelling DNA is all there, for sure. -Lee Child
First-rate, suspenseful entertainment ...we'll be hearing more from tough, tart, sexy, high-minded Samantha Kincaid. -Washington Post
Burke's earnest, fast-paced debut introduces a sharp ne
Author Bio
A former deputy district attorney in Portland, Alafair Burke now teaches criminal law at Hofstra School of Law and lives in New York City. She is the daughter of acclaimed crime writer James Lee Burke.