About the Author

A former deputy district attorney in Portland, Alafair Burke now teaches criminal law at Hofstra School of Law and lives in Long Island, New York. She is the daughter of acclaimed crime writer James Lee Burke.

Reviews

"This is a solid debut, and the publisher promises that we'll be hearing more from tough, tart, sexy, high-minded Samantha Kincaid." -- Patrick Anderson, "The Washington Post" "A solid first effort."--"Publishers Weekly""" "This promising debut augurs well for a successful series."--"Booklist""" "Burke...writes with both a clarity and a self-assuredness that belies her first-novelist status. The plot lines are tightly woven, and she adroitly ties things together in the end."--"Library Journal"