Cold Justice Hardcover - 2002

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An intriguing and complex legal thriller in the tradition of New York Times bestselling authors Perri O'Shaunessy and Lisa Scottoline. Cold Justice showcases the talents that have made former attorney Jonnie Jacobs one of the most acclaimed and promising writers of legal thrillers today: multi-layered plots, stylish prose, and breakneck pacing. Her novels featuring San Francisco lawyer Kali O'Brien consistently win praise for their startling twists and turns, and for the engaging, complicated woman who is the driving force behind them. In Cold Justice, Kali has taken a case that hits close to home: the murder of her best friend by a serial killer who steps from the pages of Kali's own past. Attorney Kali O'Brien is no stranger to San Francisco's dark side, but nothing can prepare her for the horror of learning that her friend Anne's body has been found strangled and naked, in a dank alleyway. And when a yellow rose and a poem are sent to Anne's husband, Kali's deepest fears are awakened. Because she's seen that calling card before--eight years ago, when she helped prosecute a serial killer known as the Bayside Strangler. Anne's murder is soon followed by another--equally brutal and eerily similar--raising the possibility that either an innocent man was sentenced to death...or a twisted copycat is on the loose. Now, Kali must delve into the secrets of a case long thought closed, searching for the deadly mistake that let a killer walk free. And when a third victim falls, a chilling pattern begins to emerge, a pattern that points directly to the next target--Kali, herself.