A Famous Prosecutor, Marcia Clark, Makes a Case for the Defense of Barbara Graham

Known for her role in the infamous O.J. Simpson trial, Clark studied trial transcripts and the lurid press coverage and formed a special bond with Graham. In her book, she demonstrates that Graham was railroaded.

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Marcia Clark at the 2018 A+E Upfront on March 15, 2018, at New York City. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for A+E

‘Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham’
By Marcia Clark
Thomas & Mercer, 284 pages

In the heyday of film noir (the 1940s and 1950s), Hollywood created menacing and darkly urban settings and focused on a criminal class of characters, usually including a femme fatale. It was all very French in its corruption — as the French understood by giving the films their distinctive name, including that of the female in the story who involved men in nothing good.

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