The book's a bit like reading a "Law & Order" episode (or, if you prefer, insert your favored crime procedural show title there), but as someone who very much enjoys "Law & Order" episodes, there's nothing wrong with that. It's a fast-paced, character-driven romp in which district attorney Rachel Knight, assisted by friends in high places (and low), tries to solve a high-profile rape case while simultaneously working to exonerate a colleague found dead in, shall we say, less-than-desirable circumstances. Naturally she's been explicitly warned to leave the latter case alone, so of course there's a good measure of rule-bending going on through much of the book.
A solid first effort by Clark, which held my interest and offered a handy few hours of escape on a quiet spring Sunday.
