An up-and-coming local college athlete is accused and sent to prison
for rape, with DNA evidence to prove it. However, soon after another
rape occurs, and the same DNA is found. How can this be? No person,
unless they are identical twins, can have the same DNA. And, the man
in question is an only child. Now he's granted a new trial and is
released on bail. Robin Lockwood is representing the young woman
that accused the athlete of rape. Now, Robin has to protect her client
who thinks she's being stalked by the newly released rapist...
THE PERFECT ALIBI by Phillip
Morgan is a book that kept me entertained for the most part, but I can't
ignore some problems I had with it. As much as I enjoy a legal thriller
with an engaging plot, I do want the characters to be well-developed.
Robin and the rest of the characters in this book are quite flat. Robin is
an ex-MMA fighter and that is the only thing about her that struck me
as interesting. Otherwise, she's made no impression on me. Likewise,
we have a D.A. who is so stereotypical when it comes to being a bad
guy, all that is missing is a black hat. I found the beginning of the
storyline to be very entertaining, but then there are some turns taken
that made me wonder if this was a serious crime novel or more of a
comical take on the genre. Going into too much detail would spoil the
plot, but let's just say that Robin could have been a little less naive and
asked more questions of different characters. That being said, this was
an easy and quick read. There is an earlier book that features Robin
Lockwood, so I would recommend THE
PERFECT ALIBI to readers already familiar with the series.
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