New Releases by Marcia Clark

"THE FALL GIRL is the story of three women involved in a high profile murder trial-the hot-shot lead prosecutor; the young up-and-comer chosen to co-chair the case; and the teenage girl standing trial for the sensational murder of her mother-and the secrets each is compromised by. Its nimble balancing of legal expertise and dark and dramatic psychological suspense reminds me in part of William Landay''s DEFENDING JACOB, and a bit (because of the female mentor/protégé dynamic) of DAMAGES, that fabulous FX series with Glenn Close and Rose Byrne from a few years back"--

After falling for an ambitious entrepreneur, defense attorney Samantha Brinkman is challenged to prove her lover innocent of murder when his alibi and past are thrown into question.

When the daughter of a prominent lawyer is murdered and the prime suspect--the young woman''s ex-boyfriend--dies under suspicious circumstances days later, attorney Samantha Brinkman investigates and discovers multiple motives for murder.

First in a new series from bestselling author and famed prosecutor Marcia Clark, a "terrific writer and storyteller" (James Patterson). Samantha Brinkman, an ambitious, hard-charging Los Angeles criminal defense attorney, is struggling to make a name for herself and to drag her fledgling practice into the big leagues. Sam lands a high-profile double-murder case in which one of the victims is a beloved TV star--and the defendant is a decorated veteran LAPD detective. It promises to be exactly the kind of media sensation that would establish her as a heavy hitter in the world of criminal law. Though Sam has doubts about his innocence, she and her two associates (her closest childhood friend and a brilliant ex-con) take the case. Notorious for living by her own rules--and fearlessly breaking everyone else''s--Samantha pulls out all the stops in her quest to uncover evidence that will clear the detective. But when a shocking secret at the core of the case shatters her personal world, Sam realizes that not only has her client been playing her, he might be one of the most dangerous sociopaths she''s ever encountered.

Samantha Brickman is hired as the legal advocate for Cassie Sonnenberg after a brutal stabbing left the teenager''s father and brother dead. It''s a tabloid-ready case that has the nation in an uproar--and Sam facing her biggest challenge yet. As Sam digs to find answers, she becomes more personally entangled in the case, and ends up facing a choice she never dreamed she''d have to make, --

In Marcia Clark''s most electrifying thriller yet, Los Angeles District Attorney Rachel Knight investigates a horrifying high school massacre. A Columbine-style shooting at a high school in the San Fernando Valley has left a community shaken to its core. Two students are identified as the killers. Both are dead, believed to have committed a mutual suicide. In the aftermath of the shooting, LA Special Trials prosecutor Rachel Knight teams up with her best girlfriend, LAPD detective Bailey Keller. As Rachel and Bailey interview students at the high school, they realize that the facts don''t add up. Could it be that the students suspected of being the shooters are actually victims? And if so, does that mean that the real killers are still on the loose? A dramatic leap forward in Marcia Clark''s highly acclaimed Rachel Knight series, The Competition is an unforgettable story that will stay with readers long after the last page has been turned.

When the daughter of a billionaire Hollywood director is found murdered after what appears to be a kidnapping gone wrong, Los Angeles Special Trials prosecutor Rachel Knight and Detective Bailey Keller find themselves at the epicenter of a combustible and high-profile court case. Then a prime suspect is revealed to be one of Hollywood''s most popular and powerful talent managers -- and best friend to the victim''s father. With the director vouching for the manager''s innocence, the Hollywood media machine commences an all-out war designed to discredit both Rachel and her case. Killer Ambition is at once a thrilling ride through the darker side of Tinseltown and a stunning courtroom drama with the brilliant insider''s perspective that Marcia Clark is uniquely qualified to give.

In this digital-only short story, DA Rachel Knight and her besties take a Caribbean vacation and end up solving a crime. With her besties Bailey and Toni in tow, Rachel leaves work and rainy LA behind and sets off for a much needed vacation in Aruba. Greeted by glittering sand and a balmy breeze, the three friends can''t imagine anywhere more perfect. But just minutes after hitting the beach, they''re approached by a panicked young woman. A gofer on the biggest reality hit since "Survivor," she''s lost the show''s child star and must find her, now, before anyone else realizes she''s gone. Rachel, Bailey, and Toni put their dreams of paradise on hold and embark on a whirlwind search for the girl -- a search that ends with a twist so disturbing no one, not even a fortune-teller, could have seen it coming . . .

Marcia Clark''s repeated visits to the Arctic over a fourteen year period made it increasingly apparent to her that irreversible changes were taking place. Most of us can only know what is happening to our planet by means of statistical reports that are often conflicting. Through the artist''s willingness to submerge herself in a harsh and challenging environment and thanks to her consummate but unostentatious artistic powers, we are made to feel not only the thrill of the Arctic experience, but the momentum of change as solid ice dissolves-the glories of the frozen north and the inexorable process of ecological transformation.

`Goed verhaal, opwindend... de Volkskrant Hulpofficier van justitie Rachel Knight krijgt een onmogelijke zaak toebedeeld. Een dakloze man is op klaarlichte dag midden in een drukke winkelstraat vermoord. Maar er zijn geen getuigen en er is geen verdachte te bekennen. Rachel is vastbesloten het recht te laten zegevieren. Samen met haar vriendin, detective Bailey Keller, ontdekt ze dat er een verband is met een eerdere gewelddadige moord op een agent. Rachel denkt dat er iemand is die de waarheid kent, maar dat diegene dat koste wat het kost geheim wil houden... Marcia Clark is de beroemde hoofdaanklager in de O.J. Simpson-zaak, waarover ze eerder Without a Doubt schreef. Haar eerste thriller Dood door schuld verraste boekhandelaren en lezers met een spannend plot met hoge fun-factor. `Hoofdpersoon Rachel Knight is als personage heel levensecht. Dood door schuld is een homerun en haar talloze nieuwe fans zullen met smart wachten op het vervolg. David Baldacci

Intelligente, pugnace, efficace, Rachel Knight, malgré sa jeunesse, a été nommée procureur dans une division d’élite de Los Angeles. Après le meurtre de son collègue et ami Jack et d’un adolescent dans un motel sordide, elle hérite de l’affaire délicate sur laquelle il travaillait avant sa mort : le viol d’une jeune fille de la haute société. Et si les deux affaires étaient liées ? Rachel, qui ne peut s’empêcher de croire que Jack a été victime d’un coup monté, se retrouve prise dans une spirale de violence menaçant d’anéantir sa carrière et bientôt sa vie. Procureur célèbre aux U.S.A., Marcia Clarke connait comme personne les arcanes des prétoires et des commissariats de Los Angeles. Mêlant un sens inné du suspense et de l’action à un humour décapant, elle signe un premier thriller remarquable, les débuts en fanfare d’une héroïne qui lui ressemble et dont on n’a pas fini d’entendre parler : Rachel Knight. « Un début triomphal. Les lecteurs vont attendre avec impatience les nouvelles enquêtes de Rachel Knight. » Publishers Weekly « L’intrigue de Marcia Clark est forte et prenante, mais ce sont ses personnages déjanté qui font de ce premier thriller un vrai bonheur. » People

Harrowing, smart, and riotously entertaining, Guilt by Degrees is a thrilling ride through the world of LA courts with the unforgettable Rachel Knight. Someone has been watching D.A. Rachel Knight -- someone who''s Rachel''s equal in brains, but with more malicious intentions. It began when a near-impossible case fell into Rachel''s lap, the suspectless homicide of a homeless man. In the face of courthouse backbiting and a gauzy web of clues, Rachel is determined to deliver justice. She''s got back-up: tough-as-nails Detective Bailey Keller. As Rachel and Bailey stir things up, they''re shocked to uncover a connection with the vicious murder of an LAPD cop a year earlier. Something tells Rachel someone knows the truth, someone who''d kill to keep it secret.

It started with a haunting image: a Ford Explorer, iridescent in the moonlight and alone on a desolate stretch of beach. Its owner, Melissa Gibbons, has gone missing. Her husband says she flew the coop. But Los Angeles Deputy DA Rachel Knight is convinced otherwise: Melissa Gibbons has been murdered. So begins the confounding case that Rachel must present before a disbelieving jury. A dissatisfied heiress and her philandering husband -- what really happened? The husband has a fiendishly convincing case that Melissa faked her own death and fled. But with the support of her trusty sidekick, Detective Bailey Keller, Rachel pieces together a much more sinister truth. In this short, standalone Rachel Knight thriller, readers follow our savvy and riotously entertaining heroine through the surprising world of LA crime.

An all-new short story from Marcia Clark, IF I''M DEAD shows Deputy District Attorney Rachel Knight in her element - the courtroom - fighting to make the jury convict a man who killed his wife. The one snag? No body... IF I''M DEAD is a tense and compelling account of a high-stakes trial. Extracts from the two Rachel Knight novels are also included!

Sie ist jung, sie ist sexy, und sie ist das Gesetz ? Rachel Knight, eine ehrgeizige junge Staatsanwältin in Los Angeles, hat das Glück, im Luxushotel Biltmore wohnen zu dürfen. Das Privatleben der Workaholic-Frau beschränkt sich auf gelegentliche Drinks mit ihrer Freundin Bailey, einer Polizistin, und ihrer Kollegin Toni. Eines Abends gerät Rachel in einen Polizeigrosseinsatz wegen eines Tötungsdeliktes. In dem Opfer erkennt sie ihren Lieblingskollegen Jake, er starb in einem Hotelzimmer, neben ihm ein toter Stricherjunge. Rachel ist entschlossen, die Wahrheit herauszufinden, und wenn es sie die Karriere kosten sollte ... Marcia Clark wurde bekannt als Staatsanwältin im O.-J.-Simpson-Prozess, über den sie auch ein Buch geschrieben hat. ?Mildernde Umstände? ist der erste Teil der Thrillerserie um die charmante Staatsanwältin Rachel Knight, die wie die Autorin selbst in L.A. lebt.

Guilt by association: A Deputy DA specializing in high-profile cases, Rachel Knight is addicted to her work and fiercely loyal to her friends. But when her colleague Jake is found dead in a seedy Los Angeles hotel room next to the body of a teenage male prostitute, Rachel realizes she might not know those around her as well as she thinks.

Rachel Knight, een kleurrijke, goedgebekte hulpofficier van justitie, drinkt op kantoor een borrel met haar collega Jake: weer een moordenaar achter de tralies! Later die avond, als Rachel naar huis loopt, ziet ze bij een shabby hotel politieagenten rondlopen: een vermeende pedofiel heeft een kind vermoord en daarna de hand aan zichzelf geslagen. Het blijkt om Jake te gaan. Rachel weet twee dingen heel zeker: Jake was geen pedofiel en het was geen zelfmoord. Rachel is vastbesloten Jakes naam te zuiveren en de ware dader te vinden. Marcia Clark is bekend geworden als hoofdaanklager in de zaak OJ Simpson. ''Hoofdpersoon Rachel Knight is als personage heel levensecht. Marcia Clark slaat met Dood door schuld een homerun en haar talloze nieuwe fans zullen met smart wachten op het vervolg.'' David Baldacci ''Lees dit boek! Stormachtige, complexe plot, sprankelend en gevat (...) gewoon een verdomd goede thriller.'' James Ellroy

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.

The thesis examines the O.J. Simpson murder trial and analyzes the racial narratives that affected its outcome and the way it is perceived by the American public. By examining four books about the trial written by lawyers who served on the case, the analysis focuses on how race functions within each of the reconstructed narratives, as well as within the framework of the U.S. criminal justice system. The author argues that racial narratives affect how and why people can see the same event differently, a prime example of which is the O.J. Simpson murder trial. Representations of Mark Fuhrman, his role in the O.J. Simpson trial, and how these are affected by racial narratives are also discussed. The author concludes that the O.J. Simpson murder trial presented an opportunity in which issues concerning race, race relations, and ideologies about race could be openly discussed.

No one is spared in this unflinching account--least of all Clark herself, who candidly admits what she wishes she''d done differently-and, for the first time, we understand why the outcome was inevitable.