Wilde Lake: A Novel
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ISBN: 0062083457 / Publisher: William Morrow, May 2016
Seeing an opportunity to make a name for herself, newly appointed state's attorney Luisa Brant finds her first case dredges up memories of the night her brother saved a friend's life, but at the cost of another man's life.
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A Best Novel nominee for the 2017 Anthony Award! An African-American man accused of rape by a humiliated girl. A vengeful father. A courageous attorney. A worshipful daughter. Think you know this story? Think again. Laura Lippman, the &;extravagantly gifted&; (Chicago Tribune) New York Times bestselling author, delivers &;one of her best novels &; (Washington Post)&;a modern twist on To Kill a Mockingbird. Scott Turow writes in the New York Times, &;Wilde Lake is a real success.&;Luisa &;Lu&; Brant is the newly elected state&;s attorney representing suburban Maryland&;including the famous planned community of Columbia, created to be a utopia of racial and economic equality. Prosecuting a controversial case involving a disturbed drifter accused of beating a woman to death, the fiercely ambitious Lu is determined to avoid the traps that have destroyed other competitive, successful women. She&;s going to play it smart to win this case&;and win big&;cementing her political future. But her intensive preparation for trial unexpectedly dredges up painful recollections of another crime&;the night when her brother, AJ, saved his best friend at the cost of another man&;s life. Only eighteen, AJ was cleared by a grand jury. Justice was done. Or was it? Did the events of 1980 happen as she remembers them? She was only a child then. What details didn&;t she know? As she plunges deeper into the past, Lu is forced to face a troubling reality. The legal system, the bedrock of her entire life, does not have all the answers. But what happens when she realizes that, for the first time, she doesn&;t want to know the whole truth?
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