The Competition
Marcia Clark
Mulholland Books/Little, Brown, Jul 8 2014, $26.00
ISBN: 9780316220972
During a pep rally at Fairmont High School in
the San Fernando Valley, two figures begin a shooting rampage leaving
twenty-nine confirmed dead and counting; many others maimed and injured
fighting for their lives. The two
suspects apparently committed suicide in the library.
LAPD Robbery-Homicide
Division Detective Bailey Keller leads
the investigation. Los Angeles District Attorney Office Special Trials Prosecutor
Rachel Knight (see Blind Ambition) joins her friend on the inquiry though she assumes
she has no role since the perps are dead.
However, evidence surfaces that imply the mass murderers survived their
brutal assault and escaped, which frightens Bailey and Rachel as this violent pair most likely
plans another bloodbath.
This is a terrific twisting thriller that
combines plenty of action with the harrowing reaction of those about to die and
the survivors, and the shock of first responders to the bloody rampage. Although an international headline case like
this mass school killings would have much greater higher level intrusive participation,
readers will relish this adrenaline-pumping tale; as we anticipate a High Noon
showdown between the two heroines and the two cold-blooded killers.
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