The Girl You Killed
by Leslie Wolfe
Genre: Psychological Thriller
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They’d taken everything from him.
In a matter of days, Craig
Brafford’s entire world had been torn apart, pulled inside out, shredded to unrecognizable
bits in hues of nightmare.
About half a dozen cops had rummaged
through his house looking for who knows what, sparing nothing and breaking
stuff out of spite. Now the place was empty, front door unlocked, an invitation
for local thugs to loot and occupy as soon as his arrest hit the evening news.
He’d begged his lawyer, the widely successful Lamar Goodridge, to swing by and
lock it, maybe turn on the alarm system.
“Not my job,” the man had answered
calmly, his voice low, frozen, loaded with contempt. “You can barely afford my
services as it is,” he’d added, glancing at the gold watch adorning his wrist.
The man charged $900 per hour, and he would’ve gladly paid for his time, but
Mr. Goodridge couldn’t let himself be caught giving a crap about one of his
clients, or running errands for them.
Humiliated, he’d lowered his head
and never mentioned it again, cringing powerlessly at the thought of his
beautiful home overtaken by hordes of street filth. Goodridge had taken his
case on a retainer that had cleaned Craig’s accounts. Regardless, Goodridge
still frowned when he looked at him, as if the sight of the inmate clad in an
orange jumpsuit was offensive somehow, as if he’d never seen inmates before.
Maybe Goodridge was wondering if
Craig could pay his legal bills once the ordeal was over. Or perhaps he was
trying to guess if his client had done it or not, although Goodridge himself
had started their first meeting by saying, “I don’t care if you’re innocent.
Either way, you deserve the best defense money can buy. Your
money that is. Otherwise…” He let the word trail into silence,
accompanied by a shrug and a hand gesture conveying his indifference for all
the potentially innocent people who couldn’t afford decent legal representation
and would lose their freedom for that only reason: not being rich enough. Even
if they were innocent.
He was smug, his lawyer. He rarely
worked pro bono cases, and when he did, he only represented black defendants,
“a tribute to his ancestry,” in his own words. His inquisitive eyes drilled
into the very fabric of whoever sat across from him, and there was little he
didn’t see. That was probably why he could charge that much or why he rarely
lost a case.
His retainer had left no bail money
to be posted; Craig was tapped out. The five-hundred-thousand dollar bail
could’ve just as well been five million. Too proud and too ashamed to ask for
help from affluent people he knew, he braced himself for weeks of confinement.
With a swift drop of the judge’s gavel, he’d been remanded, his attorney
shrugging off his concerns about the time he’d have to spend behind bars
awaiting trial.
Then he was hauled over to the
Houston Southeast Jail, where he was locked up with the general population.
He’d assumed innocent
until proven guilty would somehow apply to his time in
lockup. He’d been sorely wrong. With the expedience and efficiency of a
conveyor belt, the system had stripped him of his remaining dignity, prodding
and probing, inflicting physical pain whenever he didn’t toe the line, and
slapping a number on him without wasting a moment’s consideration on his
presumed innocence.
He was now prisoner number
five-three-three-seven-one-nine.
Leslie Wolfe is a bestselling author whose novels break the mold of traditional thrillers. She creates unforgettable, brilliant, strong women heroes who deliver fast-paced, satisfying suspense, backed up by extensive background research in technology and psychology.
Leslie released the first novel, Executive, in October 2011. Since then, she has written many more, continuing to break down barriers of traditional thrillers. Her style of fast-paced suspense, backed up by extensive background research in technology and psychology, has made Leslie one of the most read authors in the genre and she has created an array of unforgettable, brilliant and strong women heroes along the way.
A recently released standalone and an addictive, heart-stopping psychological thriller, The Girl You Killed will appeal to fans of The Undoing, The Silent Patient, or Little Fires Everywhere. Reminiscent of the television drama Criminal Minds, her series of books featuring the fierce and relentless FBI Agent Tess Winnett would be of great interest to readers of James Patterson, Melinda Leigh, and David Baldacci crime thrillers. Fans of Kendra Elliot and Robert Dugoni suspenseful mysteries would love the Las Vegas Crime series, featuring the tension-filled relationship between Baxter and Holt. Finally, her Alex Hoffmann series of political and espionage action adventure will enthrall readers of Tom Clancy, Brad Thor, and Lee Child.
Leslie has received much acclaim for her work, including inquiries from Hollywood, and her books offer something that is different and tangible, with readers becoming invested in not only the main characters and plot but also with the ruthless minds of the killers she creates.
A complete list of Leslie’s titles is available at LeslieWolfe.com/books.
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