Primal Fear (novel)
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Wikidata image Primal Fear is a 1993 American thriller novel by William Diehl about Aaron Stampler, an altar boy accused of murder, and Martin Vail, the attorney defending him.[1]
It was adapted into the 1996 film of the same name, starring Richard Gere and Edward Norton.[2]
The characters of Stampler and Vail appear in two additional novels by author Diehl, Show of Evil and Reign in Hell.[3]
Plot
Martin Vail, a lawyer of "bad-boy" fame, is defending Aaron Stampler, who is seen standing with a bloody knife when the Archbishop of Chicago was murdered. Knowing he would lose, Vail used his unorthodox skills to take legal advantage.
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