Law of Attraction
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
From former federal sex-crimes prosecutor Allison Leotta comes the first book in the Anna Curtis series-a "riveting debut legal thriller...[with] a vulnerable, tenacious heroine, surprising twists and turns, and equal parts romance and danger" (Library...
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From former federal sex-crimes prosecutor Allison Leotta comes the first book in the Anna Curtis series-a "riveting debut legal thriller...[with] a vulnerable, tenacious heroine, surprising twists and turns, and equal parts romance and danger" (Library Journal, starred review).As a newly minted Assistant US Attorney in Washington, DC, Anna Curtis has already developed a thick skin to help her deal with the unsettling brutality she encounters daily in her overflowing stack of domestic violence cases. Yet when Laprea Johnson-battered to death by her boyfriend on the morning after Valentine's Day-crosses Anna's desk, there's something about this particular case that Anna can't quite shake, something that reminds the prosecutor of her own troubled past.
It's also the biggest case of Anna's career-and the most personal. If she wins it, she could lose everything. The victim she tried to protect is dead. Her lover-no, her ex-lover-is defending the accused killer. Caught between seeking justice for Laprea and saving her personal life, Anna makes a series of choices that jeopardize her career, her relationships, and her very life as she uncovers the shocking truth behind the murder.
Weaving expert knowledge with deft storytelling, Law of Attraction provides a fascinating glimpse into the most emotional cases of DC's criminal justice system.
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1The courthouse coffee was terrible, but the morning after Valentine's Day was no time for a domestic violence prosecutor to go uncaffeinated. Anna poured the inky brew into a Styrofoam cup, took a sip, and grimaced. Scalding and bitter-a fitting start to a day of sorting through last night's crimes. At least she'd have help. Anna pulled out her cell phone and called her officemate.
"DV Papering," Grace answered in crisp singsong.
"Hey, I'm in the cafeteria. Want some coffee?"
"That'd be fabulous." Grace hushed her voice. "And grab a bunch of napkins. There's a woman bleeding all over your chair."
Grace had been a prosecutor for four months, but Anna was still new enough that the information jolted her. "Should we call an ambulance?"
"She's okay. A lot of scrapes and bruises, and a very messy nosebleed. Nothing life-threatening. I can cover till you get here. And can you snag me a muffin? I'm starving."
"Sure. Be right there."
Marveling at Grace's calm, Anna grabbed a muffin and got in line to pay. Three people stood in front of her: a tall guy in a dark suit, a man wearing a Redskins jersey over a blue collared shirt, and a buxom woman in fishnet stockings and a spandex miniskirt. Lawyer, Anna guessed of the first man. Then a policeman, hiding his uniform so courthouse visitors wouldn't ask him questions. And a prostitute, just getting off work, here to see her probation officer. The one thing Anna liked about the courthouse's grim basement cafeteria was its democracy. The cop might arrest the prostitute later tonight, and the lawyer might skewer the cop during cross-examination, but everyone had to wait in the same line to get their corned-beef hash.
After paying, Anna hurried to the napkin dispenser, but the tall lawyer who'd been ahead of her took the last ones.
She looked at him in dismay. "Actually, I really need those," she said, nodding at the napkins in his hand.
Something about the man's dark hair and lanky
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figure seemed familiar, but out of place. His tailored suit and buttery leather briefcase were common in the federal court next door, but marked him as several income brackets above the D.C. Superior Court crowd. He probably worked for some big Washington law firm, in one of the high-paying jobs she'd turned down to work for the government.
The man glanced down at her and suddenly grinned. "Anna Curtis! Hey! It's been a while."
"Hi, um . . ." She shook her head.
"Nick Wagner. Harvard Law School. I had a ridiculous beard? And hair down to here." He tapped his shoulder and blushed slightly. "Your team beat mine in the final round of Ames Moot Court. Kicked our asses, in fact."
"Nick! You used to play guitar in the Hark during Friday happy hour."
"You got it." His smile widened. "I guess you made more of an impression on me than I made on you."
"Sorry-I'm just in a rush, and focused on those napkins."
Nick placed them ceremoniously in her palm. "Some kind of food spill emergency?"
"Thank you. Bloody nose. Abuse victim in the Papering Room. So-I've got to go." Anna began to walk out of the cafeteria, looking over her shoulder with regret. "I'm sorry I can't really talk now."
Nick hurried along with her through the labyrinth of the courthouse basement. "So, you're a prosecutor-and you pulled papering duty on the day after Valentine's Day? What'd you do, run over the U.S. Attorney's dog?"
She had to laugh. Papering was the most despised assignment in the U.S. Attorney's Office, a task only the greenest prosecutors could be compelled to do. Anna would turn arrests from the last twenty-four hours into criminal case files: typing information into a computer, two-hole-punching police paperwork, condensing lifetimes of violence into slim manila folders. The tedium was broken only when a victim came to tell her sad story in person. And Valenti
The man glanced down at her and suddenly grinned. "Anna Curtis! Hey! It's been a while."
"Hi, um . . ." She shook her head.
"Nick Wagner. Harvard Law School. I had a ridiculous beard? And hair down to here." He tapped his shoulder and blushed slightly. "Your team beat mine in the final round of Ames Moot Court. Kicked our asses, in fact."
"Nick! You used to play guitar in the Hark during Friday happy hour."
"You got it." His smile widened. "I guess you made more of an impression on me than I made on you."
"Sorry-I'm just in a rush, and focused on those napkins."
Nick placed them ceremoniously in her palm. "Some kind of food spill emergency?"
"Thank you. Bloody nose. Abuse victim in the Papering Room. So-I've got to go." Anna began to walk out of the cafeteria, looking over her shoulder with regret. "I'm sorry I can't really talk now."
Nick hurried along with her through the labyrinth of the courthouse basement. "So, you're a prosecutor-and you pulled papering duty on the day after Valentine's Day? What'd you do, run over the U.S. Attorney's dog?"
She had to laugh. Papering was the most despised assignment in the U.S. Attorney's Office, a task only the greenest prosecutors could be compelled to do. Anna would turn arrests from the last twenty-four hours into criminal case files: typing information into a computer, two-hole-punching police paperwork, condensing lifetimes of violence into slim manila folders. The tedium was broken only when a victim came to tell her sad story in person. And Valenti
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Autoren-Porträt von Allison Leotta
Allison Leotta was a federal sex-crimes prosecutor in Washington, DC, for twelve years. In 2011, she left the Justice Department to pursue writing full time. She is the acclaimed author of Law of Attraction, Discretion, Speak of the Devil, A Good Killing, and The Last Good Girl and founder of the award-winning blog, The Prime-Time Crime Review. Leotta lives with her husband, Michael, and their two sons outside of Washington, DC. Visit her online at AllisonLeotta.com.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Allison Leotta
- 2015, 432 Seiten, Maße: 10,6 x 17,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Pocket Books
- ISBN-10: 1476793700
- ISBN-13: 9781476793702
- Erscheinungsdatum: 16.03.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
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