Even having hundreds of closed cases to his credit can’t keep LAPD police lieutenant Milo Sturgis from agonizing over the crimes that don’t get solved—and the victims who go without justice. Victims like Katherine Hennepin, a young woman strangled and stabbed in her home. A single suspect with a solid alibi leads to a dead end—one even Alex Delaware’s expert insight can’t explain. The only thing to do is move on to the next murder case—because there’s always a next one.
Sandra Brown, the New York Times bestselling author of Unspeakable and Fat Tuesday, delivers another spellbinding novel of suspense, intrigue, and corruption. A woman suspected of murder arranges the one thing she desperately needs The Alibi. Born into a fine old Charleston family, Hammond Cross is determined to be the city's next district attorney-without sacrificing his integrity. Prosecuting the sensational murder of real estate magnate Lute Pettijohn could be his ticket into the office.
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Passion Killers
A convicted murderer is out of prison, to the horror of six women involved in his crime twenty years ago. Then, they were seedy nightclub strippers. Now, some of them have a lot to lose. Two are murdered, a red g-string stuffed in each mouth. And DI Paul Banham finds no one has a cast-iron alibi. ""Furious pace and taut suspense provide plenty of compensation for fans of edgy, hardboiled fare."" --Booklist
When Nathan Smith, 51, is found in bed with a hole in his head it's hard not to imagine his young bride as the one with the finger on the trigger. Even her lawyer thinks she is guilty. But given that Mary Smith is entitled to the best defence she can afford - and thanks to Nathan's millions, she can afford plenty - Spenser is hired to investigate Mary's bona fides. Her alibi is flimsy - she claims she was watching TV in the other room when the murder occurred.
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Daphne du Maurier - The Alibi
Charles Fenton is bored: bored by his job, by his wife and by his routine. In the middle of a Sunday afternoon walk by the Thames with his wife, Edna, he decides to kill somebody. Sending Edna home, he decides that he will walk down three streets and then stop at No. 16 – the same number as the day's date – and kill whoever answers the door.
