Unlucky in Law

Zusatztext "O’Shaughnessy comes up with the neatest solution to [a] classic puzzle in recent thriller memory."— Publishers Weekly "Nina is always fun to spend a few hours with."— Orlando Sentinel Informationen zum Autor Perri O'Shaughnessy Klappentext Nina Reilly takes on the most dangerous and difficult case of her career in New York Times bestselling author Perri O'Shaughnessy's latest thriller. An ingenious blend of forensic science! history! and gripping suspense! Unlucky in Law pits the tough but compassionate attorney against the most unbeatable adversary of all: the law. Nina has just received a last-minute call from her old boss and mentor in Monterey County! California! where she is enjoying the breathtaking scenery and spending time with her boyfriend! P.I. Paul van Wagoner. Klaus Pohlmann is in desperate straits and begs Nina to take over a seemingly unwinnable case: A luckless two-time felon named Stefan Wyatt has robbed a grave and made off with the long-buried bones of a Russian émigré. When he is caught and arrested! further devastating evidence found in the grave suggests that Stefan is guilty of a far more deadly crime. A young woman! a classmate of Stefan's! has been killed! and he is accused of her murder. Now! as a result of California's Third Strike law! Wyatt is looking at twenty-five years to life whether he's convicted of grand theft or murder. Either way! he's in big trouble. With her client's blood DNA found in the dead woman's apartment! Nina faces an uphill battle. Suspecting that her hapless client has been set up! Nina brings in a brilliant forensic pathologist who comes up with a startling theory about the case that could rewrite a crucial page of European history. As the evidence mounts against Nina's client! Paul launches his own investigation into the shadowy past of the two-decades-old skeleton. But long-held secrets nearly get him killed and reveal a more insidious evil at work—and an extraordinary story dating back to tsarist Russia and the Romanov court. As Wyatt edges closer to the unluckiest verdict of his young life! Nina makes an astounding discovery that just might save her client—or expose a killer who could bury them all. Brilliantly imagined and compulsively readable! Unlucky in Law is a beguiling mix of wrenching drama and gripping action. And it is Perri O'Shaughnessy's most accomplished novel to date. Chapter One Monday 9/1 Seven a.m. on the first Monday morning in September. Nina Reilly and Paul van Wagoner snoozed in his king-size bed in the sole bedroom of his Carmel condo. As the sun came through the shutters, striping the rug with light, Paul kicked off the covers on his side and, as Nina opened her eyes, turned over so all his long naked backside was displayed: the blond hair, smooth, well-muscled back, strong legs, and narrow feet. As if he felt her attention, he turned to face her. Eyes closed, he grabbed her around the waist and pulled her tight to his body. Nina was naked, too, the way Paul liked her. Herself, she favored expensive silks or shabby cottons, but since she had gotten involved with Paul, she had learned to appreciate what he called his simple needs. He liked skin, he liked the smell of her, he wanted nothing to come between them, so nothing did, at least not when they were in bed together. This time with Paul was precious. Her son, Bob, fourteen, had spent the previous night with his grandfather. She had "freedom," in the way all mothers had freedom, meaning contingent freedom, but at least Bob was safe enough for the moment. She stretched in Paul's arms so her toes reached his calves and kissed his stubbled cheek. "Mmm, coffee time," Paul said, smiling, eyes closed. It was her turn. She didn't have far to go in the compact condo. When she came back with the mugs, Paul was sitting up in bed, legs cr...

Product details

• Authors: Perri O'Shaughnessy
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.03.2005
• EAN: 9780440240884
• ISBN: 978-0-440-24088-4
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 104 mm x 170 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Nina Reilly; Nina Reilly
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense