Out-of-control cops. High-priced defense attorneys. Missing evidence. Lying suspects. A system that sometimes works-and sometimes doesn't.

In fifteen years as deputy district attorney in Los Angeles, Christopher Darden has seen it all-including the inner workings of the O. J. Simpson murder trial. Now he brings his vision, experience, and a dead-on ear for street-smart dialogue to a novel that is far more than a legal thriller. The Trials Of Nikki Hill is a tour de force, a riveting tale of murder, and a wild ride through the Los Angeles criminal justice system. Your guide is Nicolette Hill, a beautiful and ambitious young black prosecutor on her way up in the district attorney's office and a heroine for the new millennium.

Nikki has a career but not a life, an expensive house but no dining room table, and a serious lack of romance. On top of this, Nikki has just been handed the high-profile case of her career: the body of Maddie Gray, host of TV's most popular tabloid news show, has been found in a Dumpster in South Central gangland. The police immediately have a suspect in Jamal Deschamps, a young black man arrested at the scene with Maddie's ring in his pocket. Then the airtight case against him springs some big-time leaks-sending Nikki and a quirky team of homicide detectives scrambling to find the real killer, while an army of attorneys, spin doctors, crooked cops, and case-hardened gangstas starts working overtime to make the wheels of justice spin just the way they want. When Nikki finally gets a suspect whose guilt she can believe in-this time it's a famous African-American R&B diva-the case may already be doomed.

From South Central homeboys in baggy pants to courthouse hitters in three-piece suits, The Trials Of Nikki Hill captures men and women in the often chaotic pursuit of a thing called justice-and one particular woman courageously fighting her way through the system, with her career, her pride, and her life hanging in the balance.

About the Author

Christopher Darden was a key prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson criminal trial. He is the bestselling author of In Contempt. Dick Lochte is an acclaimed mystery writer and screenwriter. His first novel, Sleeping Dog, was nominated for an Edgar Award.

• ISBN: 1570425914
• ISBN-13: 9781570425912
• Author : Christopher Darden
• Category : Fiction - General
• Format: 2 Cassettes - Search for other formats
• Abridgement: Abridged
• Condition: As new
• Publisher Imprint: Spon
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