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William Diehl has written five previous best-sellers, each of them superb, selling millions of copies around the world. Yet nothing he has done before can prepare you for Primal Fear. In Chicago, a sainted archbishop is slain, mutilated, and dismembered in his rectory. Moments after the murder, an angelic-looking young man, Aaron Sampler, is found crouched in a confessional, covered with blood and clutching a butcher knife - but swearing he is innocent of the heinous act. Enter attorney Martin Vail. Vail is so good at his job, he's managed to infuriate every judge, prosecutor, and politician…
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10 editions- Paperback · English · 1998Ballantine Books · 9780345914521
- Paperback · English · 1997Ballantine Books · 9780345912596
- Paperback · English · 1996Arrow Books Ltd · 528 pages · 9780099435853
- Paperback · English · 1996Mandarin · 508 pages · 9780749336653
- Audiobook · English · 1993Primal Fear (Bookcassette(r) Edition)Bookcassette · 9781561004904
- Other · English · 1999Random House Audio · 9780375405747
FictionBishopsFiction, thrillersFiction, thrillers, generalAmerican fictionFiction, mystery & detective, generalChicago (ill.), fictionLawyers, fiction












