Part of Dismas Hardy, book 17
First published 2018
Dismas Hardy wants to retire. The veteran attorney is recovering from gunshot wounds and hopes to reconnect with his distant son Vincent. But when former client Abby Jarvis faces murder charges, Hardy cannot turn away. Grant Carver, patriarch of a four-generation family business, lies dead. Police found Abby embezzling company funds, making her the obvious suspect. She swears she never killed her boss. Hardy digs into the Carver family and uncovers twisted secrets worth twenty-five million dollars. Jealous children and gold-digging girlfriends all had motives to eliminate Grant. Someone starts targeting Hardy himself as he sifts through lies, backstabbing, and blackmail accusations. Hardy must save both his client and himself while navigating a family where everyone profits from murder.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, legal-thriller
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: United States
Period: 21st Century
293 pages · Hardcover · Atria Books
Content warnings: murder, violence