As mentioned by ATDrake, a mystery from the slush,
Past Imperfect (
UK link) by John Matthews originally published in 1999 by Penguin.
Quote:
John Matthews is a leading British thriller writer. His books span genres of crime, action, mystery and legal-thriller and include: Basikasingo, Crescents of the Moon, Past Imperfect, The Last Witness, The Second Amendment, Ascension Day, The Shadow Chaser and The Prophet.
They have been translated into 12 languages with total sales of 1.2 million. In 2007, Past Imperfect was included in a top ten all-time best legal thrillers list in The Times. He was one of only two British authors in the list.
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His other backlist crime thrillers are offered for $2.99 and I picked one of them up back in February as a freebie.