by Jay Brandon
First published 1990
Mark Blackwell has just claimed victory in San Antonio's district attorney race when his world collapses. His son stands accused of savagely assaulting a hotel maid. The evidence looks damning. The media circles like vultures. Political enemies smell blood in the water. The young man insists he's innocent. He claims someone orchestrated the entire incident to destroy his father's career before it begins. Mark wants to believe his son, but the story sounds impossible. Who would go to such lengths? Why target his family? As San Antonio's new top prosecutor, Mark faces an agonizing choice. He can use his position and connections to protect his son, compromising everything he stands for. Or he can let justice take its course, knowing it might destroy an innocent young man. The case threatens to tear apart his family and end his career before he can make the changes he promised voters. Mark must decide what matters more: his principles or his son's freedom.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, political-thriller, family-drama, legal-thriller
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: San Antonio
342 pages · Hardcover · Pocket Books