By appearances Peter Scattergood leads a privileged life: a post as Assistant District Attorney, a loving wife, and a townhouse in Philadelphia's exclusive Society Hill. Assigned to an explosive homicide case - the murder of the mayor's nephew and the young man's beautiful mistress - the power and prestige he's always craved seem within his grasp. But soon the illusion of success shatters. His wife walks out on their seven-year marriage. The double-murder case casts a shadow of doubt on his most trusted peers. And, in a ...
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By appearances Peter Scattergood leads a privileged life: a post as Assistant District Attorney, a loving wife, and a townhouse in Philadelphia's exclusive Society Hill. Assigned to an explosive homicide case - the murder of the mayor's nephew and the young man's beautiful mistress - the power and prestige he's always craved seem within his grasp. But soon the illusion of success shatters. His wife walks out on their seven-year marriage. The double-murder case casts a shadow of doubt on his most trusted peers. And, in a moment of weakness, Peter enters into an affair with a woman whose greatest skill is arousing suspicion. With everything spinning out of control, Peter is driven by rage into the blackest depths of corruption and perversity - following a twisted obsession for justice that will force him to break the law he has sworn to uphold: to punish the innocent as well as the guilty.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; Minor shelf wear to binding on corners, edges & spine. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.
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VERY GOOD, ALMOST LIKE NEW! ! ! NICE CLEAN COPY! NO MARKS! NO CREASES, INSIDE IS FINE, DUST JACKET HAS VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR-FROM SELLER WITH NEARLY TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE SELLING ON-LINE.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First edition. Very good or better in a Very good plus dustwrapper. Book shows light rubbing to top and bottom edges, writing on endpaper. Dustwrapper shows light rubbing to top and bottom edges and front and back panels. Hardcover. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
