Nothing worse than reading a love scene written by your father.
ALAFAIR BURKENothing worse than reading a love scene written by your father.
ALAFAIR BURKEIts unlikely hero, Garrett Reilly, reminded me of a young Jack Reacher as a tech-savvy bond analyst.
ALAFAIR BURKEBefore we condemn the jurors who acquitted George Zimmerman, we should remember that they were asked to do something extraordinary.
ALAFAIR BURKEAccording to FBI statistics for 2008, only 22 percent of murder victims were killed by strangers.
ALAFAIR BURKEApparently, an undocumented side effect of dope is a gross overestimation of one’s own intelligence.
ALAFAIR BURKEPlaying well with others isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
ALAFAIR BURKEDopers become convinced they’ve hidden their stash so well a cop won’t find it. They’re always wrong.
ALAFAIR BURKEMore than 30 percent were slain by family members, boyfriends, and girlfriends.
ALAFAIR BURKEIn our system, we leave questions of fact to a jury. But to render a verdict, a jury must know the law. For this, we rely upon jury instructions.
ALAFAIR BURKEDrew Chapman is a debut novelist to watch.
ALAFAIR BURKEInstructions are supposed to translate the law into lay terms that the jury can apply to the facts as they determine them.
ALAFAIR BURKEThe best crime novels are all based on people keeping secrets.
ALAFAIR BURKEPolitical thriller? International thriller? Financial thriller? Whatever you call it, The Ascendant is smart, edgy, fast-paced storytelling at its best.
ALAFAIR BURKEThe Ascendant is smart, edgy, fast-paced storytelling at its best.
ALAFAIR BURKENearly half of all murders were committed by friends, neighbors, and casual acquaintances.
ALAFAIR BURKEAll lying – you may think a lie is harmless, but you put them all together and there’s a calamity.
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