by Jay Brandon
First published 2003
District Attorney Chris Sinclair accompanies his partner Anne Greenwald to visit her estranged father, a man with murky ties to Texas politics. The weekend takes a deadly turn when Anne's former fiancé Ben dies at her father's house. Chris sees Ben shoot himself. Anne sees someone else pull the trigger. Their conflicting testimonies fracture their relationship and free the man Anne believes committed murder. Death threats follow Anne home. She launches her own investigation into Texas political corruption while Chris uses his legal connections to uncover buried evidence. The lieutenant governor intervenes to protect Anne's accused killer. Chris must choose between his professional integrity and saving the woman he loves. Anne digs deeper into her father's shadowy past and discovers connections that reach the highest levels of state government. As the case threatens to destroy Chris's career, he realizes that exposing the truth may be easier than rebuilding Anne's shattered trust in him.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, political-thriller
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Texas
400 pages · Kindle Edition · Forge Books