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Missing Justice
Coming June 2004!

The search for a missing judge leads "tough, tart, sexy, high-minded" (The
Washington Post Book World) Samantha Kincaid into a labyrinth of crime,
corruption, and cover-ups.

Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid is back at work after an attempt
on her life and a promotion into the Major Crimes Unit. When the husband of
Portland, Oregon, city judge Clarissa Easterbrook reports his wife missing
and Samantha is called out on the case, she assumes her only job is to make
the district attorney look good until the judge turns up. When the police
discover evidence of foul play, however, Samantha finds herself unearthing
secrets in Clarissa's professional and private lives -- secrets that not
only Clarissa, but others, wanted to stay hidden.

The police department is committed to building a case against the man they
believe is responsible, but Samantha continues to pursue an investigation
into her own unanswered questions. When her search for the truth leads her
to corruption at the highest levels of the city's power structure and the
lingering personal tolls of a crime that occurred decades ago, Samantha
realizes that her quest for justice could cost her not only her job but her
life.

In the highly suspenseful second installment in this "sharp new crime
series" (Publishers Weekly), Alafair Burke more than delivers on the promise
of her acclaimed debut, Judgment Calls. With its irreverent heroine and
seamless blend of squad rooms, street scenes, and courtroom drama, Missing
Justice confirms Burke's place among the genre's most talented and exciting
newcomers.

Published by Henry Holt
June 2004
Mystery / 368 pages
Hardcover / $19.95US
ISBN: 0-8050-7392-2