num_pages: 422
description: "ENGROSSING...Wilhelm provides suspense and excitementwhile adeptly portraying Barbara [Holloway] as a wily and sympathetic heroine."--Publishers WeeklyThe neighborhood in Eugene, Oregon, is blue-collar; the cafe holds only three tables and four booths. But it's the only place attorney Barbara Holloway feels both productive and peaceful. Laptop computer on the table, coffee refilled regularly by the cook, Barbara gets her work done and wants for nothing more...certainly not another explosive, emotionally devastating courtroom case.Until a woman comes to Barbara with a case she cannot refuse. The sister of "Baby Killer" Kennerman, the tale she tells is so terrifying that Barbara must act. What she unearths is a corrupt conspiracy that will allow a killer to walk away free. And when she finds herself up against a smear campaign of unimaginable proportions, Barbara Holloway realizes that even the best defense may not be enough...."Better than any [courtroom dramas] I've read in years...Wilhelm has created an appealing and believable character in Barbara Holloway....The courtroom scenes are excellent, and narrative tension is maintained throughout the story."--Mystery News
language: English
title: The Best Defense
titlecomplete: The Best Defense (Barbara Holloway #2)
characters: Barbara Holloway
genres: Legal Thriller, Mystery, Adult, Murder Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Audiobook, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 1629
places: Eugene, Oregon
series: Barbara Holloway
publisher: Fawcett