PERFECT ALIBI

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The "master of heart-pounding suspense," Phillip Margolin, returns with a gripping legal thriller featuring Robin Lockwood. A young woman accuses a local college athlete of rape, leading to his conviction based on undeniable DNA evidence. Despite being imprisoned, the athlete maintains his innocence and issues threats to both his lawyer and accuser. Soon after, another rape occurs, and DNA analysis reveals that the same perpetrator is responsible—impossible since the convicted man was incarcerated during the second incident. With a new lawyer, the athlete is granted a retrial and bail. Shortly after, his original lawyer vanishes, and his law partner is murdered. Robin Lockwood, a young lawyer at a prestigious firm and former MMA fighter, represents the victim of the first rape in her civil lawsuit against the athlete, who now believes he is being stalked and intimidated. Simultaneously, she is defending another client facing a murder charge that should be dismissed as self-defense, but the determined D.A. insists on pursuing the case. As Robin navigates these two complex cases, she must uncover the hidden truth that connects them, all while facing mounting pressure and danger. Margolin delivers one of his most intricate and compelling crime novels yet.