A Case of Hate

BAD-ASS WOMEN LAWYERSJAW-DROPPING TWISTSFASCINATING LEGAL CASESDANGER AND JEOPARDY GALORE24-year-old Jason Blachowicz is charged for strangling his ex-girlfriend with a neck tie.Arch-enemies ADA Lincoln Agnew and defence attorney Liliana Fairweather are set to fight each other until the bitter end - it's not just courtroom drama.It's personal.Add affairs, corruption, gangsters and personal drama to the mix, and there's never a dull moment in San Cristobal County.Liliana Fairweather:My assistant Marisol slaps down the arrest report on my desk with a grin. "He's already been charged and Agnew's on it.""Oh goodie, another opportunity to slaughter her in court. Why didn't he get an attorney yet?""Had one but his parents weren't happy with him, so…"Oh, fuck yes."The bank of Mom and Dad."My favorite type of case.A naughty rich boy has landed himself in the shit. Mommy and Daddy take me on to make sure their poor little darling doesn't land in jail with all the 'real criminals'. I get a check that gives me a bounce in my step all the way to the bank. He walks free to continue being an asshole. The whole world makes sense."Time to upgrade to that SUV, Lil?" she says, mischievous glee in her eyes.ADA Lincoln Agnew:I smile as I pull into the driveway, although my stomach twists itself into knots with guilt.Lieutenant Detective Matthew Landers' BMW is out front.There would be no reason for my neighbors to think that's out of place. Everyone knows we're the DA's office, and why wouldn't an ADA be talking to a Lieutenant Detective?There's a lot to talk about.But he's not here to talk.I pull up, and he gets out of his car, unable to stop a grin spreading across his face. We give each other a handshake for the benefit of any curtain-twitchers, then I unlock the front door and we both go inside.No sooner has the front door closed, he's pressing himself up against me. "How long do we have this time?" he breathes into my neck, and makes an attempt to pull out my chignon but it's far too well-pinned.We both laugh, and I pull out the pins myself. "At least an hour. But savor it… because this is going to be the last time." I shake my mouse-brown hair out, and it splays over my shoulders, crinkled by the chignon."You said that last time," he says, running his hand along the side of my neck. "And the time before."A CASE OF HATE is the prequel (Book 0) in a series of legal thrillers featuring the brilliant legal minds Lincoln Agnew and Liliana Fairweather. If you like thrilling characters, jaw-dropping twists, fascinating legal cases and danger, you'll love Rex Darby's pageturning new series."If you loved How To Get Away With Murder, you're going to love this."