''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.
It was adapted into a film of the
same name in 1996, starring
Richard Gere and
Edward Norton.
The characters of Stampler and Vail appear in two additional novels by author Diehl, ''
Show of Evil
''Show of Evil'' is a 1995 novel by William Diehl, the sequel to '' Primal Fear''.
Plot
Ten years after saving Aaron Stampler from the death penalty, Martin Vail — now a district attorney — is plagued by his client-turned-nemesis onc ...
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Reign in Hell
''Reign in Hell'' is a 2008-2009 comic book Limited series (comics), miniseries written by Keith Giffen, pencilled by Thomas Derenick, inked by Bill Sienkiewicz and published by DC Comics. The title is a reference to a line spoken by Lucifer in Joh ...
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References
1993 American novels
American thriller novels
Legal thriller novels
English-language novels
American novels adapted into films
Villard (imprint) books
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