Part of Dismas Hardy, book 4
First published 2008
Jennifer Witt sits in a courtroom facing charges that could end her life. The prosecution claims she murdered her current husband and eight-year-old son, plus her first husband nine years earlier in what looked like a drug overdose. Lawyer Dismas Hardy takes her case and discovers both husbands physically abused Jennifer. The evidence points toward a battered woman who finally fought back. Jennifer refuses this defense strategy. She insists she killed no one. Hardy must find another explanation a jury will accept. As testimony unfolds, the facts shift and blur. What seemed certain becomes questionable. Time runs short for Jennifer's defense. Hardy realizes only one person remains to be convinced. That person holds Jennifer's fate and serves as the thirteenth juror.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, legal-thriller
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Audio Cassette · Brilliance Audio
Content warnings: abuse, domestic-violence, murder