SECRETS TO KEEP series #2
REBECCA'S REVIEW
"I need help . . . The police are here and I do not know what to do."
When law professor Margeaux Robbin's phone rings in the middle of the night, she never expected to hear one of her students issuing a plea for help . . . from a murder scene? Margeaux's experience came solely from years of teaching law, rather then having to apply it to a criminal case that was most certainly headed for the courtroom. Anneleise is a German exchange student and obviously innocent of any wrong-doing (right?) except being at the wrong place at the wrong time, with the victim's blood on her clothes and no alibi that anyone can corroborate. Anneleise needs help and unfortunately the one man that would be best for the job had been obnoxiously interrupting Margeaux' dreams.
Chase Crandall is suffering from burn-out, especially after a former client was found murdered in jail. While trying to decide whether or not to even continue as a defense attorney, he is handed Anneliese's case along with her stubborn law professor who inserts herself into the entire scenario. Reluctantly agreeing to hire her into the case, Chase realizes a little too late what a distraction Margeaux Robbins could turn out to be . . . but the clock is ticking and all the evidence indicates their client is guilty of the charge. His inconvenient attraction will just have to wait.
And then . . . things only gets worse.
A finely architected plot with near perfect pacing and a symphony of characters whose discordant notes finally find harmony, making this legal suspense impossible to put down!
*I purchased a copy and was under no obligation to provide a positive review. 4.5 stars
"I need help . . . The police are here and I do not know what to do."
When law professor Margeaux Robbin's phone rings in the middle of the night, she never expected to hear one of her students issuing a plea for help . . . from a murder scene? Margeaux's experience came solely from years of teaching law, rather then having to apply it to a criminal case that was most certainly headed for the courtroom. Anneleise is a German exchange student and obviously innocent of any wrong-doing (right?) except being at the wrong place at the wrong time, with the victim's blood on her clothes and no alibi that anyone can corroborate. Anneleise needs help and unfortunately the one man that would be best for the job had been obnoxiously interrupting Margeaux' dreams.
Chase Crandall is suffering from burn-out, especially after a former client was found murdered in jail. While trying to decide whether or not to even continue as a defense attorney, he is handed Anneliese's case along with her stubborn law professor who inserts herself into the entire scenario. Reluctantly agreeing to hire her into the case, Chase realizes a little too late what a distraction Margeaux Robbins could turn out to be . . . but the clock is ticking and all the evidence indicates their client is guilty of the charge. His inconvenient attraction will just have to wait.
And then . . . things only gets worse.
A finely architected plot with near perfect pacing and a symphony of characters whose discordant notes finally find harmony, making this legal suspense impossible to put down!
*I purchased a copy and was under no obligation to provide a positive review. 4.5 stars
BackCover Blurb:
When a popular college student is murdered, her international roommate, Anneliese, becomes a prime suspect. But law professor Margeaux Robbins doesn't believe that the quiet, lonely German girl in her class is the killer.
Chase Crandall is a burned-out defense attorney ready to extricate himself from the grind of criminal law. After he loses a client to tragedy, he's ready for an in-house corporate position.
When Chase is assigned to Anneliese's case, Margeaux is horrified. She doesn’t want him to provide legal counsel—not after what happened to his past client. And not with the evidence incriminating Anneliese.
Despite their mutual misgivings, the lawyer and professor pair up to find the killer and prove Anneliese's innocence. Will they be able to untangle the mystery—and navigate their growing interest in one another—before the wrong person is charged with murder?
When a popular college student is murdered, her international roommate, Anneliese, becomes a prime suspect. But law professor Margeaux Robbins doesn't believe that the quiet, lonely German girl in her class is the killer.
Chase Crandall is a burned-out defense attorney ready to extricate himself from the grind of criminal law. After he loses a client to tragedy, he's ready for an in-house corporate position.
When Chase is assigned to Anneliese's case, Margeaux is horrified. She doesn’t want him to provide legal counsel—not after what happened to his past client. And not with the evidence incriminating Anneliese.
Despite their mutual misgivings, the lawyer and professor pair up to find the killer and prove Anneliese's innocence. Will they be able to untangle the mystery—and navigate their growing interest in one another—before the wrong person is charged with murder?
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