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Defense for the Devil (Barbara Holloway, Bk 4)
Defense for the Devil - Barbara Holloway, Bk 4 Author:Kate Wilhelm In her three previous novel appearances, attorney Barbara Holloway has taken on the sort of cases no one else wants -- hopeless messes, all of them -- and with the help of her father, Frank, she has pulled through each time. — But even from the start, this new case is different. In order to clear up the murder of Mitch Arno, she's going to face a... more » worthy opponent: herself.
Mitch Arno always meant bad news for the coastal town of Folsum, Oregon. When they ran him out of town seventeen years ago, he left behind a wife with two daughters and a family that never wanted to see him again.
When he returns, he brings trouble in the form of a lot of suspicious money. As Barbara attempts to counsel Mitch's wife about the money, a second form of trouble arrives: a corpse. Mitch's. And now Barbara is in a morass of conflicting interests, and the only way out could lead her straight into the arms of the devil.
Defense for the Devil is another page-turning delight from the queen of courtroom drama.« less
Great story, lots of twists and turns. Since I have read some of the books out of sequence, there was a lack of suspense for me at one point, but still really good characters.
Courtroom thriller featuring small town lawyer Barbara Holloway who is simply pursuing back child-support payments for a client...until there is a murder.