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Marcia Clark

Biography

Marcia Clark

California native Marcia Clark is the author of FINAL JUDGMENT, SNAP JUDGMENT, MORAL DEFENSE and BLOOD DEFENSE, all part of the Samantha Brinkman series.

A practicing criminal lawyer since 1979, Clark joined the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office in 1981, where she served as prosecutor for the trials of Robert John 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."

Marcia Clark

Books by Marcia Clark

Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham
by Marcia Clark - Nonfiction, True Crime

Unwanted and neglected from birth, Barbara Graham had to overcome the odds just to survive. Her record of petty crimes spoke to a life that constantly teetered on the brink of disaster. But in 1953, when a robbery spiraled out of control and escalated into a brutal murder, Barbara became the centerpiece of a media circus. Her beauty enraptured the press, and they were quick to portray her as a villainous femme fatale despite abundant evidence to the contrary --- a fiction the prosecution eagerly promoted. The frenzy of public interest and willful distortion paved a treacherous path for Barbara Graham. In TRIAL BY AMBUSH, Marcia Clark investigates the case, exposing the fallacies in the demonizing picture they painted and the critical evidence that was never revealed.

Moral Defense
by Marcia Clark - Crime, Fiction, Suspense

For defense attorney Samantha Brinkman, it’s not about guilt or innocence --- it’s about making sure her clients walk. She is hired as the legal advocate for Cassie Sonnenberg after a brutal stabbing left the teenager’s father and brother dead, and her mother barely clinging to life. As Sam digs in to find the answers, she’s surprised to find herself identifying with Cassie, becoming more personally entangled in the case. When Sam finally discovers the reason for that kinship, she faces a choice she never imagined she’d have to make.

The Competition : A Rachel Knight Novel
by Marcia Clark - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

A shooting at a high school in the San Fernando Valley has left a community shaken to its core. Two students are identified as the killers. Both are dead, believed to have committed a mutual suicide. In the aftermath of the shooting, LA Special Trials prosecutor Rachel Knight teams up with her best girlfriend, LAPD detective Bailey Keller. As Rachel and Bailey interview students at the high school, they realize that the facts don't add up. Could it be that the students suspected of being the shooters are actually victims?