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Blood Defense finished

Dale Pearson, Samantha's father, is innocent. No surprise.  But the guilty parties--the reporter Edie and her politician husband--come out of nowhere.  Not satisfying.  Neither did I find the very end (spoiler coming) satisfying.  Both Dad and Daughter have killed for the better of the world, and neither regrets it.  Okay, I guess, for Dad--though killing a prostitute out of fear seems a bit over the top.  Isn't there a chance she's all talk.  Samantha's killing--mowing down the tormentor of her buddy Michelle--is even more forced. Yeah, she's tough.  But a killer?  Doesn't fit with her personality up the then.

So, weak ending.  But everything else was really good.  I liked the tone of Samantha; Alex, her investigator, had personality; even Michelle had some.  The descriptions of LA were good.  The tension in the climactic scenes was excellent.  Just a little weak in the plot.

I'd definitely give Marcia Clark another read.

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