Mitigating Circumstances - Softcover

Rosenberg, Nancy Taylor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440151075 ISBN 13: 9781440151071

Publisher: iUniverse, 2005

Synopsis

This dead-on convincing thriller about a woman law enforcer's fevered pursuit of a criminal abounds with the authenticity Nancy Taylor Rosenberg brings to it. As a former investigator, she offers intimate knowledge of how crime and punishment really work-on both sides of the law.

Set in the crowded courts and glamorous suburbs of Southern California, this compulsively readable novel tells the story of Lily Forrester, a feisty, dedicated District Attorney on the rise in her professional career and on the brink in her private life. Newly appointed as Chief of the Sex Crimes Division, Lily is eager to plunge into a job she has long coveted. At the same time, she is coping with a floundering marriage and the lure of a man to whom she is strongly attracted.

All that keeps Lily's marriage together and keeps her from losing herself entirely in work is her quirky thirteen-year-old daughter, Shana. But when an intruder invades Lily's home and commits an unspeakable act, Lily Forrester heads out on a trial of vengeance beyond any law but that of her own rage. With one shattering act, her life spins out of control into a realm of unimaginable uncertainty. Suddenly, she is agonizingly alone, with a circle of danger closing in around her, leaving her no place to run, no place to hide, and no one to trust. For Lily Forrester has already gone too far to turn back.

About this title

About the Author:

Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, worked for the Dallas Police Department, the New Mexico State Police, the Ventura Police Department, and as an Investigative Probation Officer in Court Services in Ventura County, where she handled scores of sex crimes and murders. Here latest novel, Cheater, will be released in June, 2009. Visit Nancy's website at www.nancytrosenberg.com.

From Library Journal:

Former policewoman Rosenberg has certainly hit the target with her women's action thriller. Protagonist Lily Forrester, a district attorney in Southern California, is an ambitious woman with a deteriorating marriage. Her life becomes a nightmare when both she and her daughter are brutally attacked. Recognizing their attacker, but unwilling to submit her child to the abuse of the legal system, Forrester moves to deal out justice herself. First novelist Rosenberg offers a compelling insider's view of the criminal justice system and a moving portrait of a woman bent on revenge. Book club and movie rights for this page-turner have already been sold, so expect the high demand it deserves. Literary Guild main selection.
- Sister M. Anna Falbo CSSF, Villa Maria Coll. Lib., Buffalo, N.Y.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1440151075
• ISBN 13: 9781440151071
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 372