First published 2024
Robin Lockwood traded her MMA gloves for a law degree after Mandy Kerrigan knocked her unconscious in the first round a decade ago. Now Robin works as a defense attorney in Portland, while Kerrigan's fighting career crumbles. When police arrest Kerrigan for murdering the entire Finch family, Robin becomes her only hope for legal representation. The case grows more complex as Robin discovers each victim had deadly enemies. Margaret Finch represented Russian mobsters and faced threats from both her criminal clients and a vengeful widower. Her husband Nathan owed money to a violent bookie. Their son Ryan had sold Kerrigan performance drugs that led to a failed test and brutal beating. Robin must navigate these tangled motives while facing the district attorney prosecuting the case, who happens to be her new romantic interest. As the investigation deepens, Robin realizes that winning this case might cost her everything.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, legal-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Portland
368 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Minotaur Books
Content warnings: violence