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William Lashner Fatal Flaw ISBN 13: 9781587249075

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Late one night, Philadelphia lawyer Victor Carl gets a panicked phone call from old law school classmate Gut Forrest, who has just found his fiancee lying murdered in their house. The victim is Hailey Prouix, for whose love Guy had abandoned his wife and children and life. Convinced that Guy is Hailey's killer, Victor agrees to represent him, all the while vowing to see justice done - whatever the cost.

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Fatal Flaw is a rare delight: a legal thriller with freshness and vitality, qualities too often lacking in this sometimes-tired genre. This third entry in the Victor Carl series opens with a bang, as Victor finds fellow lawyer Guy Forrest on the front stoop of his lover's house, stark naked in the pouring rain, a gun beside him, the lover's bloody corpse on the bed inside. He sure looks guilty--but then, little is as it looks in this exceedingly well-plotted tale. The first 30 pages alone deliver several jolting revelations that change what we thought we knew, and the surprises keep coming right up to the last few pages.

Fortunately, William Lashner is as fine a wordsmith as he is a plotter. The settings are crisply evoked, from Philadelphia and Las Vegas to the dirt-poor Appalachians. All the characters are vivid, and a few--including the murder victim--are well-nigh unforgettable. But it's the narrative voice of Victor Carl that really carries the book. Cynical, funny, streetwise, and ethically flexible, he's an exceptionally engaging guy. And, like some of the wisecracking private eyes he resembles, he can deliver both breezy sarcasm and real emotional power. My suggestion: Reach past those other legal thrillers and put Fatal Flaw at the top of your reading list. --Nicholas H. Allison

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New York Times bestselling author William Lashner is the author of seven suspense novels that have been published in more than a dozen languages throughout the world. A graduate of the University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop, he lives with his family outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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  • PublisherWheeler Publishing
  • Publication date2005
  • ISBN 10 1587249073
  • ISBN 13 9781587249075
  • BindingPaperback
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages736
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