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<p>The sequel to Edgar-nominated <i>A Criminal Appeal</i> marks the return of Nora Lumsey: self-described "big-boned" deputy public defender with a passion for justice, a weakness for the wrong men, and a talent for putting herself in the line of fire. This time, Nora investigates the grotesque murder of her ex-lover - a womanizing, cocaine-addicted law professor who espouses Darwinism. <i>Natural Law</i> also introduces Luther Cox, a rural police detective who consults the I-Ching and paints landscapes, and who must confront evidence of his role in a police cover-up involving a crime committed by one of the local university's star basketball players. As the plot unfolds, Nora and Luther find themselves both allied and at odds as they ferret out a sordid conspiracy implicating a civic-minded pimp who plays violin in the local symphony, twin teenage trailer-park prostitutes named Stormi and Sunni Skye, and a university basketball coach with a genius for manipulation and a taste for the wild side.</p> <p>A brilliantly detailed portrait of a stratified community in which drugs, sex, basketball, and murder accord social equality, <i>Natural Law</i> is at once a philosophical mystery an
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- Author
- Schanker, D.R.
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Minotaur
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780312266844
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Mystery, Fiction
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (2 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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