A sharp, fast-paced legal thriller that delivers…
Charlie Webb, a second-rate lawyer from a second-rate school, scrapes by with a mix of court-appointed cases and favors for old, less-than-reputable friends. His days are uneventful—until he’s hired to defend Guido Sabatini, an artist with a past, who broke into a restaurant to retrieve a painting. Sabatini, formerly Lawrence Weiss, isn’t just an artist; he’s a card shark and a thief. Along with the painting, he lifts a thumb drive from the owner’s safe. Webb negotiates a quiet return of the stolen goods to make the charges disappear, but the drive holds damning evidence against powerful people—including Gretchen Hall, the restaurant’s owner, and her driver, Yuri Makarov, both under scrutiny for sex trafficking. What starts as a petty theft spirals into a double homicide, and suddenly, Webb is in way over his head, caught in the most dangerous case of his career. This courtroom drama crackles with tension and suspense. The winding investigation keeps the stakes high as deception, theft, and murder collide. The antagonist is quick on his feet, adding an unpredictable edge, and the action never lets up. A kind of book that keeps you flipping pages late into the night.
Pub date November 5, 2024
ISBN 979-8891643413
Price $14.99 ebook
