When a brutal rapist is murdered a loving father stands accused of the crime Defense attorney Dismas Hardy must defend his brother-in-law and old friend Moses McGuire in a thrilling case that hits far too close to homeMoses McGuire has good reason to be concerned about his beautiful twenty-three-year-old daughter Brittany She moves quickly from one boyfriend to the next and always seems to prefer a new and mysterious stranger to a man she knows something about But her most recent ex Rick Jessup isnxt willing to let her go culminating in a terrible night when Brittany is rapedWithin twenty-four hours Rick Jessup is dead Moses McGuire is the prime suspect in the investigation and Dismas Hardy has been hired to defend his brother-in-law Making things even more complicated McGuire has fallen off the wagon and his stay in prison could bring to light old secrets that would destroy Hardy and his closest colleaguesx careersAs the overwhelming evidence against McGuire piles up Dismas Hardy focuses on planting doubt in the minds of the jurorsxuntil in a feat of legal ingenuity that is staggering in both its implications and its simplicity Hardy sees a new way forward that might just save them all But at what priceFor the first time since Dismas Hardy the authorxs most beloved protagonist returns in a masterful novel that showcases Lescroartxs extraordinary storytelling gifts a cast of flesh-and-blood characters morally complex situations and relentless nail-biting suspense.
