Mitigating Circumstances

Rosenberg, Nancy Taylor

ISBN 10: 0525935878 / ISBN 13: 9780525935872

Published by Dutton Adult, 1993

About this Item

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. A former police investigator, she offers intimate knowledge of how crime and punishment really work - on both sides of the law. Set in the crowded courts, high-speed thruways, and glamorous suburbs of Southern California, this compulsively readable novel tells the story of Lily Forrester, a feisty, dedicated Assistant 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 , she is eager to plunge into a job she has long coveted. At the same time she is coping with a foundering marriage and the lure of a man to whom she is strongly attracted. All that keeps Lily's marriage together and stops her from losing herself entirely in work is her quirky thirteen - year-old daughter, Shana. But when an intruder invades their home and commits an unspeakable crime, Lily Forrester heads out on a trail of vengeance beyond any law but that of her own rage. And 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 nowhere to run, no place to hide, and no one to trust. For Lily Forrester has already gone too far to turn back. Mitigating Circumstances is a novel that blends riveting suspense with an irresistible insider's look at the shifting dynamics between cops and killers, prosecutors and defenders, law and order. Expertly crafted and intricately plotted with characters who are vivid and emotionally complex, this edge-of-the-seat psychological spellbinder gives testimony to an extraordinary talent.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mitigating Circumstances
• Publisher: Dutton Adult
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525935878
• ISBN 13: 9780525935872
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

D.A. Lily Forrester finds herself trapped in a nightmare of violence when her teenaged daughter is raped and she tries to seek revenge, only to be faced with an endless barrage of personal and professional obstacles. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Lit Guild Main. Tour.

Reviews

Unflinchingly brutal, this compulsively readable first novel grapples with ethically and psychologically insoluble issues. When California assistant DA Lily Forrester gets promoted to chief of the sex-crimes unit and finally separates from her weak husband, she sees the way clear to find new love and eventually achieves her goal of becoming a judge. Then a man bursts into her new house and forces her to watch as he rapes her daughter. Immediately afterward, Lily discovers his mug shot and address among some case files she has brought home; now she must choose between delivering the criminal to uncertain justice in court or avenging her child directly at the cost of the principles she has sworn to uphold. Addressing the subtleties of a personal tragedy within an intricate suspense format, former policewoman Rosenberg has crafted an assured novel firmly grounded in scenes of everyday life. It's possible to have retrospective qualms about the many plot convolutions, which seem designed only to give a beautiful redhead an airtight reason to kill an unknown Hispanic, but Rosenberg's overwhelming portrayal of the incendiary, universal emotions of vengeance and guilt definitely touch a raw nerve. Literary Guild main selection; film rights to Tri-Star; ad/promo; author tour.
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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.