Synopses & Reviews
In her national bestseller
Render Up the Body, former federal prosecutor Marianne Wesson delivered an "intense legal drama" (Sara Paretsky). Now, Wesson's unforgettable heroine, Colorado attorney Cinda Hayes, is the heart and soul of a thrilling and authentic new novel -- a page-turner that ranks with the best suspense fiction of Scott Turow and Linda Fairstein.
The cry for help first comes over the telephone: a scared young woman with a small voice calls a radio talk show hosted by Cinda Hayes, with searching legal questions about "intimate torts." When Cinda meets Mariah McKay in person, she encounters a troubled, delicate twenty-year-old with a shocking accusation: her father, a respected university professor and candidate for Colorado state senate, traumatized her as a child. Mariah retains only jagged pieces of her horrific memories, but with the clock ticking on the statute of limitations, Cinda cannot afford to wait. She must pursue the case with the evidence at hand.
Mariah has fled her privileged upbringing and retreated into the plains east of Boulder, where she has taken refuge among a band of people with their own political agenda -- a militia group. Her chief protector is Pike Sayers, a magnetic, mysterious man who is the community's judge of the "common law." As Cinda investigates Mariah's painful and secretive history, Sayers might be Cinda's greatest ally -- or her worst opposition. And as she deciphers the fragments of evidence, she plunges herself into danger. Someone wants to keep the past wrapped tightly in darkness, and will stop at nothing to ensure that Cinda comes up empty-handed. Under terrible pressure and mounting threats, Cinda will fight relentlessly for a desperate young woman's chance at redemption.
Cinda Hayes touches the heart and the mind in A Suggestion of Death, a taut, provocative thriller that resonates well beyond its gripping legal suspense.
Review
Lawrence Schiller
bestselling author of Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
Marianne Wesson is unrivaled in her ability to interweave fascinating legal details with poignant, vivid characters. The result: we are entertained without realizing we've been educated. A Suggestion of Death is a sophisticated, masterful work of legal suspense.
Review
Jeff Long
author of The Descent
Marianne Wesson's shadow dance between law and militia is a beautiful thing to watch. She has seized Boulder for her vibrant stage, and has created in Pike Sayers one of the most powerful characters since Atticus Finch. Inside Wesson's seductive wit and prose hangs a New West noose...what a braided serpent it is!
Review
Linda Fairstein
bestselling author of Cold Hit
Wesson has written another stunning legal thriller -- a haunting tale of deception and betrayal, with compelling characters and a taut plot. A Suggestion of Death is a gripping page-turner which is as smart as it is frightening.
Synopsis
Marianne Wesson creates rich suspense -- and untangles the ethical issues behind the most compelling legal scenarios -- in her bestselling fiction starring Colorado attorney Cinda Hayes. It's a race against time when Cinda is called to help a young woman bring her abusive father -- a respected senatorial candidate -- to justice before the statute of limitations runs out. But Cinda's quest for the truth leads her into deadly territory, where someone wants to keep the brutal acts of the past wrapped tightly in darkness....
About the Author
Marianne Wesson is the bestselling author of
Render Up the Body. She is a law professor at the University of Colorado and a former federal prosecutor, as well as an essayist and legal analyst for television and radio.
A Suggestion of Death is her second novel. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.