An edition of The Alibi (1999)

The Alibi

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An edition of The Alibi (1999)

The Alibi

1st U.S. paperback printing (1)
  • 3.67 ·
  • 9 Ratings
  • 65 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 20 Have read

Fresh from her bestselling triumphs Unspeakable and Fat Tuesday, the incomparable Sandra Brown delivers her latest #1 blockbuster of high-voltage suspense. The sensational murder of one of Charleston's most powerful citizens, real-estate tycoon Lute Pettijohn, rocks the city and gives ambitious prosecutor Hammond Cross his chance to become the city's next district attorney - if he wins the case. His investigation turns up no shortage of people who wanted Pettijohn dead. But when the prime suspect turns out to be a mysterious woman who holds the secret that can shatter Hammond's ambitions, he faces a moral dilemma and a haunting question: Was he set up to be the perfect alibi?
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Publisher
Warner Books
Language
English
Pages
564

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2015-10, Grand Central Publishing
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The Alibi
2007, Charnwood
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2003, Blanvalet
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2002, Lattes
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The Alibi
2000-08, Warner Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st U.S. paperback printing (1)
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The Alibi
1999, Warner Books
Hardcover in English - Large print book club ed.
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The Alibi
1999, Warner Books
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New York, NY, USA

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US/CAN

Copyright Date
1999

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Format
Mass Market Paperback
Pagination
564 p.
Number of pages
564

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL20786529M
ISBN 10
0446608653
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0446608653
Google
bgchKB1a1-wC
Library Thing
81710
Goodreads
199088990

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An honorable man. . . a very sexy dilemma.

Hammond Cross is a man caught in a moral dilemma.

The plot of THE ALIBI centers around Hammond Cross, Special Assistant County Solicitor. (for those of you who don’t live in South Carolina and haven’t read THE WITNESS, you might not know that in that state, lawyers are called solicitors. In Texas we call them by other names.)

Hammond Cross hails from a wealthy Charleston family, but he eschews his heritage and the advantages it affords, even going far as to choose public service over a more lucrative career in criminal defense. He’s ambitious, and has his sights set on higher offices, but his goals aren’t strictly politically motivated. He’s also an aggressive prosecutor out to win for all the right reasons. He believes in what he’s doing and devotes himself to bringing criminals to justice.

Until . . .

He unwittingly becomes the alibi of an accused murderer.

The captivating and elusive woman with whom he had spent an overnight getaway — a meeting he mistook as happenstance — becomes the prime suspect in the most important criminal case Hammond’s career. If he prosecutes it successfully, he’ll inherit the top position from the retiring County Solicitor. If he doesn’t, he’ll have many people to answer to . . . not the least of which is himself.

To admit his own culpability is self-destructive. To fail is unthinkable. To win is to sacrifice the woman he’s come to love.
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He noticed her the moment she stepped into the pavilion.
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