Crime of Privilege: A Novel

Crime of Privilege: A Novel

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE SACRAMENTO BEE

In the tradition of Scott Turow, William Landay, and Nelson DeMille, Crime of Privilege is a stunning thriller about power, corruption, and the law in Americaâ€”and the dangerous ways they come together.
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A murder on Cape Cod. A rape in Palm Beach.
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All they have in common is the presence of one of Americaâ€™s most beloved and influential families. But nobody is asking questions. Not the police. Not the prosecutors. And certainly not George Becket, a young lawyer toiling away in the basement of the Cape & Islands district attorneyâ€™s office. George has always lived at the edge of power. He wasnâ€™t born to privilege, but he understands how it works and has benefitted from it in ways he doesnâ€™t like to admit. Now, an investigation brings him deep inside the world of the truly wealthyâ€”and shows him what a perilous place it is.
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Years have passed since a young woman was found brutally slain at an exclusive Cape Cod golf club, and no one has ever been charged. Cornered by the victimâ€™s father, George canâ€™t explain why certain leads were never exploredâ€”leads that point in the direction of a single familyâ€”and he agrees to look into it.
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What begins as a search through the highly stratified layers of Cape Cod society, soon has George racing from Idaho to Hawaii, Costa Rica to France to New York City. But everywhere he goes he discovers people like himself: people with more secrets than answers, people haunted by a decision years past to trade silence for protection from lifeâ€™s sharp edges. George finds his friends are not necessarily still friends and a spouse can be unfaithful in more ways than one. And despite threats at every turn, he is driven to reconstruct the victimâ€™s last hours while searching not only for a killer but for his own redemption.

Praise for Crime of Privilege
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â€œTwisting, engrossing, irresistible.â€â€”William Landay, author of Defending Jacob
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â€œStunning . . . an outstanding crime story.â€â€”Library Journal (starred review)
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â€œA terrifically entertaining race of a read . . . jam-packed with intelligence, insight, morality and heart. Top-notch and highly recommended!â€â€”John Lescroart
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â€œA gripping thriller . . . an unsettling, multilayered look at the insidious symbiosis between power and corruption.â€â€”Macleanâ€™s
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â€œA legal thriller and a murder mystery cloaked in pure enjoyment . . . The authorâ€™s wit, dry and cutting, is razor-sharp.â€â€”Bookreporter
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â€œAn engaging, very well-paced novel . . . exciting and unpredictable.â€â€”Examiner.com

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-06-18
UnitCount 1
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9780345541543

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-06-18
UnitCount	1
Format	Kindle eBook
EANs	9780345541543

Crime of Privilege: A Novel

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