The Kelso-McIvey rehabilitation center is a place of hope and healing for both its patients and dedicated staff. For its directors, itтАЩs a lifelong dream thatтАЩs about to be destroyed, if David McIvey has his way. A brilliant surgeon whose ego rivals his skill with a scalpel, McIvey now has controlling shares in what has always been a nonprofit clinic. His plan is to close the clinic and replace it with a massive new surgery center, with himself at the helm. Since he is poised to desecrate the dreams of so many, itтАЩs not surprising to anyone, especially Oregon lawyer Barbara Holloway, that somebody dares to stop himтАФin cold blood.
When David McIvey is murdered outside the clinicтАЩs doors early one morning, Barbara must once again use her razor-sharp instincts and take-no-prisoners attitude to create a defense for the two members of the clinic accused of his murder. In her most perplexing case yet, Barbara is forced to explore the darkest places people can hideтАФthe soul beneath the skin.
Kate Wilhelm (1928тАУ2018) was the bestselling author of dozens of novels and short-story collections. Among her novels are the popular courtroom thrillers featuring attorney Barbara Holloway. Her other works include the science fiction classic Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang.
Anna Fields (1965тАУ2006), winner of more than a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award in 2004, was one of the most respected narrators in the industry. Trained at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she was also a director, producer, and technician at her own studio, Cedar House Audio.