Desperate Measures Author:Kate Wilhelm Barbara Holloway has a reputation for taking on the toughest cases in the Pacific Northwest... and winning them.But this time it looks as though she's up against an unbeatable opponent.The trial involves the murder of Gus Marchand, a hard-working, God-fearing man who was found dead on his kitchen floor. Without any real evidence linking him to t... more »he crime, the locals cast their suspicions towards Alex Feldman, Marchand's hideously deformed neighbor.At the request of a fellow attorney, Barbara agrees to defend him. But another suspect is the high school principal, Hilde Franz, who'd had a contretemps with the dead man earlier that week.He had threatened to have her investigated and Hilde was seen near Marchand's property around the time of his death, giving police both a motive and an opportunity for murder. Hilde also happens to be an old friend of Barbara's father, Frank, so naturally, he's going to defend her.Will Barbara have to square off against the man who taught her all she knows?Desperate Measures is vintage Kate Wilhelm... which is to say, it's a page-turning delight. AUTHORBIO: Kate Wilhelm is the author of dozens of novels and short story collections.Among them are the science fiction classic Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, the Constance and Charlie mysteries, and The Good Children, which was optioned for film by DreamWorks SKG.The recipient of many honors--the Prix Apollo, the Hugo Award, three Nebula Awards, and the Kurd Lasswitz Award--Ms. Wilhelm, along with her husband, Damon Knight, received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Michigan State University in recognition of their many years as instructors for the Clarion Workshop in Fantasy and Science Fiction.Born in Ohio and raised in Kentucky, Ms. Wilhelm now lives in Eugene, Oregon, her home of many years.« less