The Alibi
Aug 2013 · Sold by Grand Central Publishing
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An ambitious prosecutor investigates a high-stakes case after Charleston's most powerful real estate magnate is murdered in this suspenseful Southern thriller and #1 New York Times bestseller.
The sensational murder of powerful tycoon Lute Pettijohn has rocked Charleston. Prosecutor Hammond Cross sees his chance to become the city's next district attorney—but only if he can put a killer behind bars.
Hammond's investigation turns up more than one person who wants Pettijohn dead. But when the prime suspect turns out to be a mysterious woman who holds a secret that could shatter Hammond's ambitions, he faces a moral dilemma and a haunting question: Was he set up to be the perfect alibi?
An ambitious prosecutor investigates a high-stakes case after Charleston's most powerful real estate magnate is murdered in this suspenseful Southern thriller and #1 New York Times bestseller.
The sensational murder of powerful tycoon Lute Pettijohn has rocked Charleston. Prosecutor Hammond Cross...
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davontae owens
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December 16, 2025
Definitely something you'll find hard to put down especially if you're trying to go to bed. Sandra always has crazy twists in her books. Hands down my favorite Author. I was shocked who actually killed Pettijohn
larry Wiles
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May 17, 2026
To many useless words to make the book longer. when I begin to skim you know it is poorly written
Earnecia Troy
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February 7, 2015
Never disappointed! I have so many books by her all very good. I always hate when they end.
About the author
Sandra Brown is the author of seventy-seven New York Times bestsellers, including Blood Moon, Out of Nowhere, Overkill, Blind Tiger, Thick As Thieves, Seeing Red, Outfox, Tailspin, Sting and Mean Streak. Writing professionally since 1981, Brown has published over eighty novels and has upwards of eighty million copies of her books in print worldwide. Her work has been translated into thirty-four languages. Brown holds an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University, where she instituted the Excellence in Literary Fiction, or ELF, a scholarship awarded annually to a creative writing student. She has served as president of Mystery Writers of America, and in 2008 she was named Thriller Master, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer’s Association. Other honors include the Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature and the Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Sandra Brown is the author of seventy-seven New York Times bestsellers, including Blood Moon, Out of Nowhere, Overkill, Blind Tiger, Thick As Thieves, Seeing Red, Outfox, Tailspin, Sting and Mean Streak. Writing professionally since 1981, Brown has published over eighty novels and has upwards of ...
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