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Book Review of Primal Fear (Martin Vail, Bk 1)

Primal Fear (Martin Vail, Bk 1)
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They made a movie starring Richard Gere on this novel.

In Chicago, a sainted archbishop is murdered, mutilated, and dismembered in his rectory. Aaron Stampler, an angelic-looking young man, is found crouched in a confessional, covered with blood, clutching a butcher's knife, swearing he is innocent. Martin Vail is the brilliant "bad boy" lawyer every prosecutor and politician loves to hate. It is up to him to defend Stampler, the young human monster. But first he must uncover the horrifying truth behind the arhcbishop's slaughter...