When a beautiful woman falls to her death from the balcony of the U.S. Capitol, federal prosecutor Anna Curtis begins an investigation that leads to a high-end escort service. The story is told in the novel Discretion, but author Allison Leotta said it was based on real cases she handled as a federal prosecutor in Washington who focused on sex crimes and domestic violence. The book came out last week.
Leotta, who resigned in June 2011 from her government job to write full time, talked to the National Law Journal, which shares a corporate parent with the Connecticut Law Tribune, about the inspiration behind her novels and the blog in which she critiques crime shows. Her remarks have been edited for length and clarity.
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