Marcia Clark - Blood Defense

Michelle gazed at me. I could see she knew I was holding out. She sighed. “Okay. But if you change your mind… I’m here for you.”

My smile relaxed. “Yeah, me, too.”

In more ways than she’d ever know.

As always, my undying gratitudegoes to Catherine LePard. Without her support, I would never have had the courage to reach for the childhood dream of writing novels.

Thank you, Dan Conaway, agent extraordinaire. You’re the best in the business.

I totally lucked out to get the most amazing editor on the planet. Charlotte Hersher, my gratitude is boundless. It’s been a joy working with you.

Thank you to JoVon Sotak and Alan Turkus for believing in Samantha. It’s been a real pleasure working with you.

Photo © 2010 Claudia Kunin

California native Marcia Clark is the author of Guilt by Association , Guilt by Degrees , Killer Ambition , and The Competition , all part of the Rachel Knight series. A practicing criminal lawyer since 1979, she joined the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office in 1981, where she served as prosecutor for the trials of Robert Bardo, convicted of killing actress Rebecca Schaeffer, and, most notably, O. J. Simpson. The bestselling Without a Doubt , which she cowrote, chronicles her work on the Simpson trial. Clark has been a frequent commentator on a variety of shows and networks, including Today , Good Morning America , The Oprah Winfrey Show , CNN, and MSNBC, as well as a legal correspondent for Entertainment Tonight .