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Killer Ambition

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781444755244

Price: £13.99

ON SALE: 6th June 2013

Genre: Fiction & Related Items / Thriller / Suspense

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Would you kill to protect your career?

Deputy DA Rachel Knight and Detective Bailey Keller are catapulted into the most high-profile investigation of their careers when the teenage daughter of superstar director Russell Antonovich, one of Hollywood’s most powerful men, is kidnapped.

Things go wrong fast. The young girl’s body is found abandoned in the trunk of a car. And Rachel’s hunt for the killer puts her on a collision course with some of the most celebrated players in the film industry – and into conflict with her own boss, who is desperate to stay on their good side.

It seems the glittering surface of Hollywood covers a darkness to match the most depraved criminals. But Rachel will bring the truth to light… no matter who wants it to stay hidden.

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It's no big surprise that Marcia Clark knows her way around a courtroom, and a murder mystery - but she's also a terrific writer and storyteller.
James Patterson
Praise for Marcia Clark and the Rachel Knight series
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Knight makes a compelling protagonist - rebellious, straight-forward, salty
Guardian
Suspenseful and gripping.... the best yet in the series. Clark's own expertise enables her to realistically portray the drama and vicissitudes of a criminal prosecution
Publishers Weekly
Marcia Clark's debut novel showcases her experience and knowledge of the legal system. The pace, plot and dialogue are as sharp as they come in the genre.
David Baldacci
A refreshing and suspenseful portrayal of high-stakes trials
Los Angeles Times
Marcia Clark knows her villains, and GUILT BY DEGREES gives us one you won't forget. She also gives us one of the toughest and most appealing heroes to come along in a very long time. Prosecutor Rachel Knight is smart, funny, and just about fearless in her pursuit of justice and a good martini
Joseph Finder
Legal thrillers don't get much better than this.... Boasting a feisty protagonist, a winning supporting cast, and steadily escalating courtroom drama, KILLER AMBITION finds Clark at the top of her game
Booklist
This introduction to LA special prosecutor Rachel Knight charms from the first line then surfs a tide of knockabout humour, sassy backchat and armour-piercing observation
Daily Telegraph
Spying on the system's inner workings proves increasingly addictive, and it's refreshing to find a lead character pursuing a stressful life because she actually enjoys it. A blade-sharp read.
Financial Times
Taut, compelling, and accomplished, with a gritty authenticity that comes from an insider's knowledge of the criminal justice system...A first rate legal thriller
Meg Gardiner
You must read this book: it is wildly and complexly plotted, ebulliently witty and filled with riotous humor; it details the inner workings of the L.A. legal system with unprecedented accuracy and verve - and to top it off, it is a damn, damn, good thriller
James Ellroy