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(0)Carolyn Wheat
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Cass Jameson mysteries volume 6
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Two gut-wrenching cases draw Cass into mortal danger In her many years as a defense attorney, Cass Jameson has represented every kind of client-male and female, good and evil, rich and poor. But rarely has she gotten the chance to work for the most unusual client of all: the innocent one. She comes to the second appellate court on behalf of one of these rare blameless victims, Keith Jernigan, to argue that corrupt police work convicted him of a robbery...
3) Fresh Kills
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Cass Jameson mysteries volume 3
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Wracked by guilt, Cass searches for a young mother's killer On the western edge of Staten Island, not far from the city dump, lies a watery patch of earth known as Fresh Kills. It's an old Dutch name, and it has nothing to do with violence-until now. A defense lawyer in private practice, Cass lets a friend talk her into handling something she wouldn't normally touch: an adoption case. It was meant to be open and shut, but it gets messy when the mother,...
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When her client is murdered, Cass must defend a man she loathes In the last three months, Cass Jameson has made eleven appearances in Brooklyn family court, helping a secretary named Linda battle her ex-husband, Brad, for custody of their daughter. When the judge rules in Linda's favor, Brad flies into a rage, screaming threats so violent that a cop is forced to subdue him. It is an incident that Cass would like to forget. But when she comes home...
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To save her brother, Cass must put a cop killer behind bars In 1982, Jan Gebhardt was smuggling illegal immigrants across the Canadian border when a federal agent got in her way. Jan was arrested for his murder, and her boyfriend, Ron, was booked as an accessory. When Jan went into hiding, the charge against Ron was put on hold. Fifteen years later, she emerges to face what she's done-and drags Ron right down with her. Brooklyn attorney Cass Jameson...
6) Mean Streak
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In the highest-profile case of her career, Cass defends her ex-lover in federal court It's hard not to be charmed by Matt Riordan. Ruggedly handsome, with a sharp wit and a voice like Belgian chocolate, he could woo any jury. His clients may be mobsters, but Riordan never seems to have any trouble winning sympathy for them. That charisma worked on Cass Jameson, too, even though she should have been smart enough to know better. A hard-boiled defense...
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Her lover murdered, a Brooklyn defense attorney faces an eye-opening mystery Cass Jameson feels at home in court. A Brooklyn legal-aid attorney, she defends prostitutes, drug dealers, and burglars, helping them navigate the tangled justice system one hearing at a time. After years of drudgery, she dreams of quitting her career in law to become a professional photographer-a dream she has discussed only with her boyfriend, fellow attorney Nathan Wasserstein....
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TEMPERS FLARE IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT...
...And the wrong move, the wrong word, even the wrong look can set off any man or woman already driven past their boiling point. A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime, edited by bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, features 20 stories of people dealing with not just the torrid weather, but all different kinds of heat. From a retired police chief pitching in on a missing dog report that
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