The Third Victim

A woman stumbles onto a dark road in rural Oregon{u2015}tortured, battered, and bound. She tells a horrific story about ... (more)

A woman stumbles onto a dark road in rural Oregon{u2015}tortured, battered, and bound. She tells a horrific story about being kidnapped, then tortured, until she finally managed to escape. She was the lucky one{u2015}two other women, with similar burns and bruises, were found dead. The surviving victim identifies the house where she was held captive and the owner, Alex Mason{u2015}a prominent local attorney{u2015}is arrested. Although he loudly insists upon his innocence, his wife{u2019}s statements about his sexual sadism and the physical evidence found at the scene, his summer home, is damning. Regina Barrister is a legendary criminal defense attorney, known as g2sThe Sorceressg3s for her courtroom victories. But she{u2019}s got a secret, one that threatens her skill, her reputation, and, most of all, her clients. And she{u2019}s agreed to take on the seemingly impossible task of defending Alex Mason. Robin Lockwood, a young lawyer and former MMA fighter, has just left a clerkship at the Oregon Supreme Court to work for Regina Barrister. The Alex Mason trial is her first big one, a likely death penalty case, and she{u2019}s second chair to Regina. Increasingly, she{u2019}s worried her boss{u2019}s behavior and the details in the case against their client don{u2019}t quite add up. (less)

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Legendary attorney Regina Barrister has agreed to defend a man charged with the murder of two women. But Regina has a se... (more)

Legendary attorney Regina Barrister has agreed to defend a man charged with the murder of two women. But Regina has a secret that could threaten her reputation and her clients. Young attorney Robin Lockwood agrees to work for Barrister, but the details in the case don't quite add up. (less)

A woman stumbles onto a dark road in rural Oregon, tortured, battered, and bound. She tells a horrific story about being... (more)

A woman stumbles onto a dark road in rural Oregon, tortured, battered, and bound. She tells a horrific story about being kidnapped, then tortured, until she finally managed to escape. She was the lucky one. Two other women, with similar burns and bruises, were found dead. (less)