First published 2017
FBI agents storm into Sidney Cranmer's home and arrest the respected literature professor on charges involving illicit material. Cranmer maintains his innocence, but investigators believe his academic focus on Lewis Carroll makes him the perfect suspect. Judge David Norcross presides over the case while struggling with his own demons. His girlfriend Claire Lindemann works in Cranmer's department and believes the professor is innocent. She decides to investigate on her own. Norcross faces personal upheaval when a family tragedy leaves him caring for his two young nieces. Unknown to the judge, a dangerous predator watches his new family and plans an attack. As the legal proceedings unfold, Norcross must confront whether his years of seeing human evil have damaged his ability to build a family of his own.
Genres: mystery, crime, psychological-thriller, legal-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: United States
Period: 21st-century
399 pages · Paperback · Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
Content warnings: mental-illness