"Topically relevant, edgy, and riveting" (Library Journal), this groundbreaking and provocative legal suspense series combines a unique protagonista transgender defense attorneywith twist-filled, provocative plots that will appeal to fans of J.A. Vance and Philip Margolin.
New Jersey State Trooper Jon Mazer has been charged with killing Black investigative reporter Stewart Marshall in a racially charged, headline-making murder. The evidence against criminal defense attorney Erin McCabe's new client is overwhelming. The gun used is Mazer's off-duty weapon. Fingerprints and carpet fibers link Mazer to the crime. And Mazer was patrolling Marshall's neighborhood shortly before the victim took three bullets to the chest. Mazer's argument? He's a gay officer being set up to take the fall in an even bigger story.
As Erin deals with an intensely personal issue at home, and faces an uphill battle to prove her client's innocence, both she and Duane find themselves mired in a conspiracy of corruption deeper than they imaginedand far more dangerous than they feared.