Marcia Clark

California native Marcia Clark is the author of Blood Defense , Moral Defense , and Snap Judgment , the first three books in the Samantha Brinkman series, as well as Guilt by Association , Guilt by Degrees , Killer Ambition , and The Competition in the Rachel Knight series. A practicing criminal lawyer since 1979, she joined the Los Angeles District Attorney's office in 1981, where she served as prosecutor for the trials of Robert Bardo--convicted of killing actress Rebecca Schaeffer--and,...See more

California native Marcia Clark is the author of Blood Defense , Moral Defense , and Snap Judgment , the first three books in the Samantha Brinkman series, as well as Guilt by Association , Guilt by Degrees , Killer Ambition , and The Competition in the Rachel Knight series. A practicing criminal lawyer since 1979, she joined the Los Angeles District Attorney's office in 1981, where she served as prosecutor for the trials of Robert Bardo--convicted of killing actress Rebecca Schaeffer--and, most notably, O. J. Simpson. The bestselling Without a Doubt , which she cowrote, chronicles her work on the Simpson trial. Clark has been a frequent commentator on a variety of shows and networks, including Today , Good Morning America , The Oprah Winfrey Show , CNN, and MSNBC, as well as a legal correspondent for Entertainment Tonight . For more about the author, visit www.marciaclarkbooks.com. See less