According to FBI statistics for 2008, only 22 percent of murder victims were killed by strangers.
ALAFAIR BURKEAccording to FBI statistics for 2008, only 22 percent of murder victims were killed by strangers.
ALAFAIR BURKEMore than 30 percent were slain by family members, boyfriends, and girlfriends.
ALAFAIR BURKEPlaying well with others isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
ALAFAIR BURKEAll lying – you may think a lie is harmless, but you put them all together and there’s a calamity.
ALAFAIR BURKEThey were asked to listen to the facts and apply the law to the best of their ability in a case the world was watching.
ALAFAIR BURKEThe Ascendant is smart, edgy, fast-paced storytelling at its best.
ALAFAIR BURKEIts unlikely hero, Garrett Reilly, reminded me of a young Jack Reacher as a tech-savvy bond analyst.
ALAFAIR BURKEPolitical thriller? International thriller? Financial thriller? Whatever you call it, The Ascendant is smart, edgy, fast-paced storytelling at its best.
ALAFAIR BURKEThe best crime novels are all based on people keeping secrets.
ALAFAIR BURKEDrew Chapman is a debut novelist to watch.
ALAFAIR BURKEBefore we condemn the jurors who acquitted George Zimmerman, we should remember that they were asked to do something extraordinary.
ALAFAIR BURKEDopers become convinced they’ve hidden their stash so well a cop won’t find it. They’re always wrong.
ALAFAIR BURKEApathy is grossly undervalued and never there for me when I need it.
ALAFAIR BURKEInstructions are supposed to translate the law into lay terms that the jury can apply to the facts as they determine them.
ALAFAIR BURKENothing worse than reading a love scene written by your father.
ALAFAIR BURKEApparently, an undocumented side effect of dope is a gross overestimation of one’s own intelligence.
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