Alafair Burke on her suspense novel, "The Ex"

Host Lisa Loving speaks with writer Alafair Burke about her new suspense novel, "The Ex," in which a  woman agrees to help an old boyfriend who has been framed for murder but begins to suspect that she is the one being manipulated. 
Twenty years ago she ruined his life. Now she has the chance to save it.

Alafair Burke is the author of “two power house series” (Sun-Sentinel) that have earned her a reputation for creating strong, believable, and eminently likable female characters, such as NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher and Portland Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid. Alafair’s novels grow out of her experience as a prosecutor. She is a graduate of Stanford Law School and a former Deputy District Attorney in Portland, Alafair is now a Professor of Law at Hofstra Law School, where she teaches criminal law and procedure.