by Michael C. Eberhardt
Dutton, 1994
In Body of a Crime, a beautiful Hollywood starlet has vanished. All evidence points to murder and the police and prosecutor are convinced they’ve got the killer behind bars. Sean Barrett is a brilliant young defense attorney and devoted surfer who takes on the representation of a man charged with killing his ex?girlfriend – even though no one can find her body. Barrett discovers a labyrinth of legal and financial corruption, violence and deception; when new evidence arises and a photograph of the dead body emerges, the mystery is further confounded. Sean must fight to save his client’s life and examine the limits of his own morality.
*national bestseller
*Mystery Guild main selection
*Literary Guild alternate selection