In a multiple murder case plagued by lies and deception, there is one terrible secret that defense attorney Dismas Hardy is duty-bound to protect. Even if the price is his clients life.When Dylan Vogler, the charming manager of the popular Bay Beans West coffee shop in San Franciscos Haight-Ashbury district, is gunned down near the store, inspectors are shocked to discover that his knapsack is overflowing with high-grade marijuana. It soon becomes clear that San Franciscos A-list flocked to Bay Beans West for more than a pricy caffeine fix.Maya Townshend is the absentee owner of the shopand the beautiful and extremely wealthy socialite niece of the citys mayor. When she becomes Dismas Hardys client, he thinks it will be a simple hand-holding exercise until the police identify a suspect.