Anyone who was tempted to draw comparisons between... -Alafair Burke

Anyone who was tempted to draw comparisons between my father's 'Dave Robicheaux' series and my first book quickly gave up.

Alafair Burke , Novelist
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Alafair Burke is an American author and professor of law. She has written a series of crime novels featuring complex and compelling characters. With her intricate plots and keen understanding of legal matters, Burke has garnered critical acclaim and a loyal readership. Her novels are known for their suspenseful storytelling and authentic legal details.

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Teaching does allow me to keep one foot in the youthful waters I tend to occupy in my novels, so I'm thankful for that. My students also remind me on ...
I've learned to accept the fact that my students are far too busy preparing for their own legal careers to care one bit about the off-campus antics of...
Hmmm... cooking with wine? I usually drink wine while cooking... I do a good braised short ribs with cabernet, though. We're big red wine drinkers her...
I find myself more and more behind these days. You have to be really diligent. I don't have kids, which helps. I'm always working on something, whethe...
The best crime novels are all based on people keeping secrets. All lying - you may think a lie is harmless, but you put them all together and there's ...
Anyone who was tempted to draw comparisons between my father's 'Dave Robicheaux' series and my first book quickly gave up....
There are writers out there who say they're writing a second series, and then you pick it up and it feels exactly the same, only the lead character is...
Moving to New York made all the difference in my creating this new series with Ellie Hatcher. I love Portland, and it's always going to be one of my f...
In our system, we leave questions of fact to a jury. But to render a verdict, a jury must know the law. For this, we rely upon jury instructions. Inst...
Before we condemn the jurors who acquitted George Zimmerman, we should remember that they were asked to do something extraordinary. They were asked to...

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If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun....
To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal....
Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident....
To become 'unique,' the challenge is to fight the hardest battle which anyone can imagine until you reach your destination....
One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions....
Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been o...
No sanction can stand against ignited minds....
As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me....
Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities....
Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want....