Ultimate Justice by Latt, Mimi - 1999

Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1999. Book. Near-Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A photo of this book is available. Near-fine condition. NO price clippings. Remainder mark on bottom. Price inside dustcover: $24.00. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. Dustcover is clean and bright - shows 1 small, closed tear. 380 pages. Synopsis Alexandra Locke left New York, where she had a promising career as a prosecutor, in order to be with her dying mother in Los Angeles. Known to be tough but fair, she is a rising star in her field and devoted to her job. But family, and especially her mother, come first, so Alexandra hesitatingly accepts a position in the Los Angeles County District Attorneys office - where her father Thomas Kendell is District Attorney. For both father and daughter it is an uncomfortable situation; for the other attorneys in the office, it smacks of nepotism. "While visiting her mother in the hospital, Alexandra hears the stunning deathbed confession of another patient, a woman who claims that Alexandra's father was involved in a shocking, long-forgotten murder and cover-up. When Alexandra checks up on the woman's extraordinary story, she finds that the death in question was determined to be an accident - a conclusion that even the family of the dead man agrees with. Her father is dismissive of the entire incident - his mind is on the upcoming primary and his own re-election, and he wants no outside distractions, especially one that might implicate him in a possible past crime. Alexandra is about to give up her investigation when she suddenly finds herself in trouble with the law herself: police, acting on an anonymous tip, have searched her apartment and uncovered a stash of drugs. Someone is desperate to keep her from digging any further into the past and is willing to go to any lengths to warn her away from reopening the case. Instead of being scared away, Alexandra is more determined than ever to find out what really happened that day over twenty years before. Synopsis Alexandra Locke left New York, where she had a promising career as a prosecutor, in order to be with her dying mother in Los Angeles. Known to be tough but fair, she is a rising star in her field and devoted to her job. But family, and especially her mother, come first, so Alexandra hesitatingly accepts a position in the Los Angeles County District Attorneys office - where her father Thomas Kendell is District Attorney. For both father and daughter it is an uncomfortable situation; for the other attorneys in the office, it smacks of nepotism. "While visiting her mother in the hospital, Alexandra hears the stunning deathbed confession of another patient, a woman who claims that Alexandra's father was involved in a shocking, long-forgotten murder and cover-up. When Alexandra checks up on the woman's extraordinary story, she finds that the death in question was determined to be an accident - a conclusion that even the family of the dead man agrees with. Her father is dismissive of the entire incident - his mind is on the upcoming primary and his own re-election, and he wants no outside distractions, especially one that might implicate him in a possible past crime. Alexandra is about to give up her investigation when she suddenly finds herself in trouble with the law herself: police, acting on an anonymous tip, have searched her apartment and uncovered a stash of drugs. Someone is desperate to keep her from digging any further into the past and is willing to go to any lengths to warn her away from reopening the case. Instead of being scared away, Alexandra is more determined than ever to find out what really happened that day over twenty years before..