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When Mike Daley, an ex‑priest, former public defender, and former partner at San Francisco’s prominent firm Simpson & Gates, starts his own practice, he is thrust into a high‑stakes defense of his best friend, who has been charged with a brutal double murder. Daley’s investigation reveals a web of ambition, politics, and corruption within the firm, forcing him to fight not only for his client’s innocence but also to expose the hidden motives behind the killings. The novel follows Daley as he battles media scrutiny, a media‑hungry district attorney, and his own past, portraying the relentless, real‑world dynamics of legal practice and courtroom drama.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Thriller/Legal Thriller
Authors: Sheldon Siegel
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