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Amanda Jaffe, a young woman lawyer in Portland, Oregon, is hired to represent Brandon Masterson, the estranged son of Dale Masterson—a senior partner at a large firm known for defending oil and coal interests. After Shepard's colleague, Christine Larson, is found dead and Masterson’s practices come under scrutiny, Masterson himself is beaten to death in his mansion. Brandon confesses to his father’s murder as an act of environmental justice, claiming the death was to protest the companies he represents. What appears to be a straightforward criminal case unravels into a complex investigation of corporate influence, environmental activism, and the limits of the legal system.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Thriller/Legal Thriller
Authors: Phillip Margolin
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