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About the Book
Keera Duggan was building a solid reputation as a Seattle prosecutor, until her romantic relationship with a senior colleague ended badly. For the competitive former chess prodigy, returning to her family’s failing criminal defense law firm to work for her father is the best shot she has. With the right moves, she hopes to restore the family’s reputation, her relationship with her father, and her career.
Keera’s chance to play in the big leagues comes when she’s retained by Vince LaRussa, an investment adviser accused of murdering his wealthy wife. There’s little hard evidence against him, but considering the couple’s impending and potentially nasty divorce, LaRussa faces life in prison. The prosecutor is equally challenging: Miller Ambrose, Keera’s former lover, who’s eager to destroy her in court on her first homicide defense.
As Keera and her team follow the evidence, they uncover a complicated and deadly game that’s more than Keera bargained for. When shocking information turns the case upside down, Keera must decide between her duty to her client, her family’s legacy, and her own future.
My Review
I absolutely love the way Robert Dugoni tells a story. He has a magnificent facility with language and an absolute knack for characterization that are unequaled in contemporary fiction. This time he takes his detective story on from a courtroom angle, and I found it absolutely fascinating and delightful to read. I am a lawyer and don’t often read courtroom procedurals, but I’d pretty much read his grocery list at this point, so I never had any qualms about diving into this one. I was not disappointed of course. The characterizations, the plot development, the pacing, the familial relationships, the twists and turns in the investigation – all were exactly as well-managed as I expected them to be. This is a fantastic read…
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my obligation-free review copy.
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