Part of Dismas Hardy, book 14
First published 2013
Dismas Hardy faces his most personal case when Moses McGuire sits in jail accused of murder. Moses's daughter Brittany endured escalating abuse from her ex-boyfriend Rick Jessup, violence that ended in rape. Within a day, Rick turns up dead and Moses becomes the prime suspect. Hardy takes the case to defend his old friend, but the evidence keeps mounting against Moses. The investigation threatens to expose secrets that could destroy Hardy's career and that of police lieutenant Abe Glitsky. As Hardy works to create reasonable doubt in the jury's minds, he discovers a legal strategy that could save Moses. The solution is both brilliant and simple, but it comes with consequences that force Hardy to question what justice really means when family loyalty collides with the law.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, legal-thriller
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, family-loyalty
415 pages · Hardcover · Atria Books
Content warnings: abuse, rape, violence