Plea of Insanity by Jilliane Hoffman

Jilliane Hoffman has another bestseller to her credit. So it begins:

“How does the defendant plead?”

Dr. David Marquette, a successful surgeon wakes up after surgery from stab wounds to learn his wife and three children have been murdered.  His is arrested for the murders.  His plea is not guilty by reason of insanity.  But is he insane?  What constitutes insanity?

2nd seat prosecutor of her first homicide case, Julia Vacanti intends to find out.  But as she looks for the truth, her own past comes back to haunt her.  How will her past affect the trial or does it?

What truths will come out about Dr. Marquette’s past?  About Julia Vacanti’s?  Where does the top prosecutor Rick Bellido and detective John Lattarino fit into all this? What about Aunt Nora and Uncle Jimmy?

This is a book that once you start reading, you will not want to put it down until you have read the last page.

 Reviewed by Sapphire

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