{"product_id":"9781036702922-insanity-defense","title":"Insanity Defense","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Southern California legal thriller\u003cbr\u003eShe's beautiful. She's unstable. And she's accused of murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDefense attorney Aidan Collins represents a woman who has no memory of killing her wealthy husband in his first case. But the lady is no innocent victim-she manipulates Aidan with seduction and lies, leaving him questioning her guilt in a deadly conspiracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unstable beautiful woman is accused of murdering her wealthy husband. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe claims she didn't do it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe is not to be trusted.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAidan Collins has his very first large case when his client, Marina Vasiliev, a drop-dead gorgeous mental patient, is accused of killing her wealthy husband. Marina insists that she didn't do it, but Aidan can't trust her. He knows Marina well, too well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter all, he met Marina in the mental hospital - he originally obtained her as a client when she was involuntarily committed, and he assisted her with getting out. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiagnosed with borderline personality disorder, Marina's view of reality shifts from day to day. Moment to moment. Wracked with paranoia, suicidal behavior and mental instability, Marina also admits that she has losses of time - entire days where she has no idea what happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarina has no memory of what happened the night that her husband died.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAidan can never be sure if Marina is guilty or not. He makes the decision that the best way to defend her would be to try for the insanity defense. His client is not on board with this decision, and, to make things worse, she begins to imagine him as her lover, which turns his professional relationship with her upside down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt also puts Aidan into danger, both professionally and personally.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, once Aidan gets more into the case, he begins to doubt that his decision to try for the insanity defense was a sound one. Clues lead away from Marina's involvement in her husband's murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore long, Aidan feels that his reality is shifting as much as his client. One day, he's convinced that she's guilty. The next, he's convinced that somebody else did it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAidan can never be sure that he's doing the right thing in using the insanity defense. An 11th hour witness throws his entire trial strategy into disarray. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith the lightning pace, twists and turns that you've come to expect from a Rachel Sinclair novel, By Reason of Insanity is a legal thriller that is not to be missed. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41815140040801,"sku":"9781036702922","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36339851.jpg?v=1759408691","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781036702922-insanity-defense","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}