Third Victim (International Edition)

"The Third Victim" by Margolin, Phillip, published by St. Martin's Press. A woman stumbles onto a dark road in rural Oregontortured, battered, and bound. She tells a horrific story about being kidnapped, then tortured, until she finally managed to escape. She was the lucky onetwo other women, with similar burns and bruises, were found dead. The surviving victim identifies the house where she was held captive and the owner, Alex Masona prominent local attorneyis arrested. Although he loudly insists upon his innocence, his wifes statements about his sexual sadism and the physical evidence found at the scene, his summer home, is damning. Regina Barrister is a legendary criminal defense attorney, known as The Sorceress for her courtroom victories. But shes got a secret, one that threatens her skill, her reputation, and, most of all, her clients. And shes agreed to take on the seemingly impossible task of defending Alex Mason. Robin Lockwood, a young lawyer and former MMA fighter, has just left a clerkship at the Oregon Supreme Court to work for Regina Barrister. The Alex Mason trial is her first big one, a likely death penalty case, and shes second chair to Regina. Increasingly, shes worried her bosss behavior and the details in the case against their client dont quite add up. Bookshelf : Margolin, Phillip-American Suspense Book details: published 2018. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.