description: Chicago, 1983. A sainted bishop is found murdered, mutilated, and dismembered in his chambers. An angelic-looking young man is discovered moments later hiding in a confessional, covered with blood, clutching a butcher's knife -- and proclaiming his innocence. Appointed to defend this alleged monster is Martin Vail, a brilliant, brash -- some say devious -- attorney who thrives on controversial clients. The stage is set for a complex and unpredictable legal battle and a terrifying excursion into psychopathology that won't soon be forgotten.Show of Evil, the sequel to Primal Fear, is also available from Random House AudioBooks.Will Patton has appeared in many films, No Way Out, Desperately Seeking Susan, Silkwood, A Shock to the System The Rapture, Romeo is Bleeding, and Copycat.
language: English
title: Primal Fear
titlecomplete: Primal Fear
characters: Aaron Stampler, Martin Vail
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Mystery Thriller, Novels, Crime, Legal Thriller, Suspense, Psychological Thriller
ratings_count: 9480
series: Vail/Stampler
publisher: Random House Audio