A finalist for the LA Times Book Prize
A little girl, snatched from her bed in the dead of night...
They knew who killed her. They couldnât prove it. 26 years later, her brother Sammy doesnât care about proof. He only cares about justice. Now, only his childhood best friend, attorney Jason Kolarich, can save Sammy from a life sentence for killing a killer.
To defend Sammy, Jason must do what authorities could not, decades agoâprove the guilt of the pedophile who killed Sammyâs sister. But a mysterious benefactor, âMr. Smith,â suddenly appears, offering money, resources, even alibis for Sammyâs defense. And he will stop at nothingâthreatening the lives of Jason and his familyâto control the outcome of the case. As the trial draws near, Jason races against time to save his family from Mr. Smithâs team and his friend Sammy from life in prison, while two crimes, decades apart, converge in a stunning verdict.