Dawn Karina doesn’t look like a hard hitting criminal prosecuting attorney. She is a slender, pretty woman with long blond hair, but dumb blonde jokes never fit Karina. She was to be Rein’s nemesis. Beyond Dawn Karina’s expertise in prosecuting homicide cases, Pierce County prosecuting attorney Mark Louis made an astute decision when he chose her to face Rein Curtis in a courtroom.

Before he gained fame as the “baby doctor of America,” Dr. Benjamin Spock did some psychological studies while on duty at a military hospital. He found that attractive women who exhibit sociopathic tendencies are quite good at manipulating men. But they don’t fool other women. (The reverse...