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Kendall Deaton, a top public defender in Prosper, South Carolina, is thrust into danger when she discovers a chilling secret that puts her life and her child at risk. After a car accident leaves her and an amnesiac passenger stranded, Kendall flags down help but keeps quiet about her identity and the passenger’s past, choosing instead to plan a perilous escape. Her marriage to a powerful local figure becomes a battlefield, and with her marriage unraveling and secrets looming, Kendall must navigate threats to her safety and the truth she holds while protecting her baby.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Thriller/Legal Thriller
Authors: Sandra Brown
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