Ms Fairstein established America's first sex crimes unit, in 1974, so she has seen through a number of the more liberal reforms to rape law. This used to allow the presentation of evidence of the alleged victim's character, often a dissection of their past sex lives. Even more sinister, women were once required to show that they resisted their attackers during the alleged rape. Our verdict It has almost become a truism that the court room scenes in these genre novels speak louder than the stuff in-between. It's a lot more difficult to learn the more subtle rhythms of character development.
Cooper moves easily between the police cells and the fanciest restaurants.
She's a fully realised hero, and since she is apparently to appear again, we will have the pleasure of her company when Ms Fairstein finds the time in her busy schedule to translate another case file to the word processor. It is not a substitute for legal and other professional advice. WebLink Pty Ltd.