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Book Summary and Reviews of Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark

Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark

Guilt by Association

by Marcia Clark

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  • Apr 2011, 368 pages
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Los Angeles D.A. Rachel Knight is a tenacious, wise-cracking, and fiercely intelligent prosecutor in the city's most elite division. When her colleague, Jake, is found dead at a grisly crime scene, Rachel is shaken to the core. She must take over his toughest case: the assault of a young woman from a prominent family.

But she can't stop herself from digging deeper into Jake's death, a decision that exposes a world of power and violence and will have her risking her reputation - and her life - to find the truth.

With her tremendous expertise in the nuances of L.A. courts and crime, and with a vibrant ensemble cast of characters, Marcia Clark combines intimate detail, riotous humor, and visceral action in a debut thriller that marks the launch of a major new figure on the crime-writing scene.

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"Starred Review. Readers will want to see a lot more of Knight, who combines strength of character and compassion with all-too-human foibles." - Publishers Weekly

"Starred Review. A corker of a debut novel in which a brainy, plucky female prosecutor refuses to rush to judgment." - Kirkus

"Employing a quick and humorous writing style, not to mention surprising plot twists, Clark most likely has another best seller on her hands." - Library Journal

"[A] remarkably accomplished debut novel.... [A] top-notch legal thriller that will leave readers wanting more." - Booklist

"You must read this book: it is wildly and complexly plotted, ebulliently witty and filled with riotous humor; it details the inner workings of the L.A. legal system with unprecedented accuracy and verve - and to top it off, it is a damn, damn, good thriller." - James Ellroy

"Marcia Clark's debut novel showcases her experience and knowledge of the legal system. The pace, plot and dialogue are as sharp as they come in the genre. Her character of Rachel Knight bleeds real blood, sweat and tears on the page. Guilt by Association is a four-bagger for Clark and her many new fans will eagerly await her next step up to the plate." - David Baldacci

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Pursuit of Exhibit 35 believes there is a Guilt by Association
An appropriate title and possibly another pay off maybe for her role in the Simpson cover up. This is how the puppet masters pay their debts by creating book deals paid with financial advancements. Someone should ask was it worth it, especially since the independent investigators of OMIG finally were able to acquire those traffic records from CALtrans for the I-405 for the night of the murders, June 12, 1994. Those traffic records support Nicole Brown Simpson’s mom & dad’s first statements that they arrived home at 11 PM & called Nicole when Simpson was entering the backseat of a limo, and not that final phony time of 9:37 PM as the time of the last call that Clark, Shapiro & Cochran agreed to stipulate at trial to circumvent jury examination after arguing & changing for 8 mos. Strangely Clark’s book arrives, along with another satirical offering “Juice”, right around the same time that a non-fictional account by one of the independent OMIG investigators, and full of documents “PURSUIT OF EXHIBIT 35 in the OJ Simpson Murder Trial and its Hidden Secrets” through amazon.com’s book division.

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Marcia Clark

Marcia Clark is a former LA, California deputy district attorney, who was the lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson murder case. She wrote a bestselling nonfiction book about the trial, Without a Doubt, and is a frequent media commentator and columnist on legal issues. She lives in Los Angeles.

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