Show of Evil
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Show of Evil is a 1995 novel
by William Diehl
, the sequel to Primal Fear
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from the death penalty, Martin Vail — now a district attorney
— is plagued by his client-turned-archnemesis once again when a series of murder
victims turn up with mysterious ties to the erstwhile serial killer
.
1995 in literature
The year 1995 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*The Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea is opened by Jimmy Carter....
by William Diehl
William Diehl
William Diehl was an American novelist and photojournalist.He had two childern, a boy and a girl from whom he was estranged....
, the sequel to Primal Fear
Primal Fear (novel)
Primal Fear is the 1993 thriller novel by William Diehl about Aaron Stampler, an altar boy accused of murder and Martin Vail, the attorney defending him. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1996, starring Richard Gere and Edward Norton....
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Plot summary
Ten years after saving Aaron StamplerAaron Stampler
Aaron Stampler is a fictional character in William Diehl's 1993 novel Primal Fear and its two sequels, Show of Evil and Reign in Hell .-In Primal Fear:...
from the death penalty, Martin Vail — now a district attorney
District attorney
In many jurisdictions in the United States, a District Attorney is an elected or appointed government official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminal offenses. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the jurisdiction's legal department and supervises a staff of...
— is plagued by his client-turned-archnemesis once again when a series of murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
victims turn up with mysterious ties to the erstwhile serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
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