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Michael Fiske’s daring theft of a prison letter from the Supreme Court sealed his fate. His brother, a cop-turned-attorney, travels to Washington D.C. to uncover the truth behind Michael’s murder and uncover how a decades‑old crime committed by former inmate Rufus Harms is connected to corruption, false imprisonment and a hidden conspiracy that still echoes in the halls of U.S. courts.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Thriller/Legal Thriller
Authors: David Baldacci
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