False Witness
by Dorothy Uhnak
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After surviving an unspeakable crime, a victim identifies a shocking attacker Lynne Jacobi gets the call a few hours before dawn. Model-turned-television celebrity Sanderalee Dawson lies on the kitchen floor of her sumptuous Manhattan apartment, hanging on to life by a tenuous thread. The victim of a savage assault, she stuns everyone when she survives and identifies her attacker. So begins a case that leads law enforcement down a twisting path of secrets, lies, and false leads. Lynne, show more bureau chief of the district attorney's office, is fueled by ambition and her vow to bring a brutal killer to justice. But Chief Investigator Bobby Jones isn't sure they have the right man, and he hesitates to put his legal career--and his affair with Lynne--at risk. The victim herself, as the only witness to her rape, must go up against a monster who just might get away with it. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy Uhnak including rare images from the author's estate. show lessTags
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"False Witness" could easily be a "Law and Order" episode, complete with "ripped from the headlines" thinly disguised celebrity victim. I'm not saying that's a flaw, on the contrary, if you love "Law and Order" you''ll love "False Witness".
It's rich in period detail (which wouldn't have been considered "period detail" when it came out), creating a great illustration of life in 1980s NYC.
As for the motives of the killer, and the controversial issue at hand, I could rant for hours.
It's rich in period detail (which wouldn't have been considered "period detail" when it came out), creating a great illustration of life in 1980s NYC.
As for the motives of the killer, and the controversial issue at hand, I could rant for hours.
A beautiful talk show host is brutally attacked and injured in her apartment. This book is about the shocking accusation of who did it. I enjoyed the twists and turns of a very interesting plot and that justice was meted out in an unusual way. I give this book an A+!
6/10
I was expecting some twists at the end, but not the ones that I got. The story moved right along but even with the backgrounds of the characters filled in, I didn't understand some of their actions and motivations.
I was expecting some twists at the end, but not the ones that I got. The story moved right along but even with the backgrounds of the characters filled in, I didn't understand some of their actions and motivations.
excellent though filled with feminist views
actually gave it a negative rating
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Dorothy Uhnak was born in the Bronx, New York on April 24, 1930. She attended City College and then joined the New York City Transit Authority Police. She won two awards for bravery during her 14 years with the force, 12 of them as a detective. She resigned due to sexual discrimination and in order to complete her college education at John Jay show more College of Criminal Justice. Her first book, Policewoman: A Young Woman's Initiation Into the Realities of Justice, was published in 1964. Her debut novel, The Bait, won the Edgar Award as the best first mystery novel of 1968. Her other novels include The Witness, The Ledger, Law and Order, and The Ryer Avenue Story. The Investigation was the basis for the 1987 television movie Kojak: The Price of Justice. She died from a deliberate drug overdose on July 8, 2006 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- People/Characters
- Lynne Jacobi; Sanderlee Dawson
- Important places
- New York, New York, USA
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- 6
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- English, French, Hungarian, Spanish
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- Paper, Ebook
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