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Primal Fear (novel)

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Primal Fear
AuthorWilliam Diehl
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller, novel
PublisherVillard
Publication date
January 1993
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
ISBN0-679-40211-X (first edition, hardback)
OCLC25632732
813/.54 20
LC ClassPS3554.I345 P75 1993
Followed byShow of Evil 

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

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Martin Vail, a lawyer of "bad-boy" fame, is defending Aaron Stampler, who is seen standing with a bloody knife when the Archbishop was murdered. Knowing he would lose, Vail used his unorthodox skills to take legal advantage.

Characters

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  • Martin Vail
  • Aaron Stampler
  • Archbishop Richard Bernard Rushman
  • Lieutenant Abel Steiner
  • Dr. Molly Errington

References

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