With his sizzling dialogue and drop-dead surprises, Ed McBain has
elevated the crime novel into fine art. Mary, Mary is vintage
McBain. It is Christmas in Florida. The decorations are only
slightly more false than the cheer, and a trial is going on - the
kind of trial that grabs headlines and makes people wonder what
kind of person could possibly represent the defendant. For in this
case, the accused Mary Barton, is charged with the monstrous murder
of three innocent young girls. Matthew Hope, the defense attorney
who only represents people he believes innocent, believes the
eccentric hard-talking Mary Barton would never harm a soul. So does
the beautiful, genteel Englishwoman whose life Mary touched years
before and who is now footing the bill for her defense. All the
money in the world can't buy Matthew Hope a case. As the trial
progresses, eyewitnesses place Mary with the victims; one witness
even claims to have seen Mary burying the bodies. The evidence for
a conviction is overwhelming, and Mary, stubbornly contrary, seems
incapable of helping her own case. Could Mary truly be a homicidal
maniac? Or could the witnesses be mistaken? Caught up in an illicit
love affair with a sexy prosecutor, scrambling to put up some kind
of a defense, Hope is running out of tricks. When the real story of
Mary Barton surfaces, defense attorney Matthew Hope will discover
just how much he has to lose...and unearth a few long-buried
secrets that refuse to die.
General
| Imprint: |
Warner Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
April 1993 |
| First published: |
April 1993 |
| Authors: |
Evan Hunter
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
372 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-446-51738-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-446-51738-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780446517386 |
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