NEW RELEASE
Private Lives - Tasmina Perry (2011)
Anna Kennedy loves being an attorney for a media law firm - ever since she started at Davidson Lewis law firm all she wanted was to become partner. At a party she runs into Helen Pierce, a ruthless attorney for major media law firm Donovan and Pierce, who convinces Anna to jump ship. Anna starts on a new case for Sam Charles, the heart-throb actor who is dating America's sweetheart Jessica Carr. Sam was caught in a compromising situation with someone else and Anna's task is to keep it out of the public eye. But the court gag order is lifted after someone leaks the story to the press. And Anna is certain that it was not an accident that this story got out. With her job in the balance she receives a note from a young girl stating that someone had murdered her party girl sister Amy, known for dating influential men. Anna realises she's involved in a dangerous game as she attempts to find out who leaked the Sam Charles story and uncover who killed Amy. Another great read from Tasmina Perry, this gives a great insight into the world of media law and how ruthless people can be for their clients. Perry successfully mixes the sizzling aspects of the bonkbuster genre with a mystery that keeps you guessing throughout. (CG)
Amid all the hoopla about celebrities using super-injunctions to keep their affairs out of the public eye, Tasmina Perry's latest novel, Private Lives, is set around a media law firm riddled with secrets, scandals and danger. The summary says: "Anna Kennedy loves her career. A young associate with a top media law firm, she's the lawyer to the stars, hiding their sins from the hungry media. When Anna fails to prevent a damaging story being printed about heart-throb movie star Sam Charles she finds herself fighting to save not only his reputation but also her own. But Anna is about to uncover a scandal more explosive than even Sam's infidelities. A party girl is already dead and those responsible are prepared to silence anyone who stands in their way. Not least a pretty young lawyer who knows too much." Private Lives is out in August.