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The prosecutorJulia Valenciano. Young and ambitious, and facing a case that could launch her career. The defendantDavid Marquette. A successful Miami surgeon and devoted family man. The victimsMarquettes own wife and three small children. The pleaNot Guilty by Reason of Insanity. The perfect father and model husband, David Marquette seemingly just snapped. His experienced defense team claims paranoid delusions caused by schizophrenia drove him to slaughter his entire family.
But the state suspects Marquettes insanity defense is being fabricated to disguise murders that were cold blooded and calculated. Worse, Julia believes Marquette could be responsible for a string of unsolved, brutal homicides. Could he be one of the most prolific and elusive serial killers in the countrys history? To bring him to justice, Julia must embark on a terrifying personal journey back into her own pastsomething she has struggled to forget for fifteen years. And this will lead her to confront a future so chilling, shes not sure she will ever be able to face it...
Plea of Insanity confirms Jilliane Hoffman as a major thriller writer at the peak of her powers.
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Hoffman writes thrilling suspense; her insider knowledge of the criminal justice system is dazzling--Linda Fairstein, "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Killer Heat."
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In the tradition of bestselling authors Linda Fairstein and Lisa Scottoline, comes a taut legal thriller, introducing a memorable female character
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About the Author
Jilliane Hoffman was an Assistant State Attorney between 1992 and 1996. Until 2001, she was the Regional Legal Advisor for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, advising special agents on complex investigations including narcotics, homicide, and organized crime.
Plea of Insanity is her third novel, following the international bestsellers,
Retribution and
Last Witness. She lives in Florida.
www.jillianehoffman.com