First published 2022
When a high-profile murder case lands on his desk, a small-town lawyer must confront his own dark past to uncover the truth. Haunted by a tragic mistake, defense attorney Noah Boone reluctantly takes on the case of a wealthy businessman accused of killing his wife. As the trial unfolds, Noah is drawn into a tangled web of lies and deceit that forces him to question everything he believes in. With the fate of his client hanging in the balance, Noah must make the ultimate sacrifice to ensure justice is served.
Genres: crime, contemporary, mystery-thriller, legal-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: dark-protagonist, redemption, unreliable-narrator
246 pages · Hardcover · Knopf
Content warnings: depression, mental-illness