Synopses & Reviews
“A FLESH-AND-BLOOD NOVEL THAT INCLUDES ALL THE DRAMATIC ELEMENTS—LOVE, HATE, LUST, GREED, GOOD VERSUS EVIL…COMPELLING.”—Philadelphia Inquirer
Detroit attorney and former alcoholic Charley Sloan lost his practice, his wife, and his fortune to booze. A chance at a comeback arrives in his former lover, Robin Harwell. Shes now the desperate widow of a multimillionaire—and stepmother of the teenage girl charged with his brutal murder.
“A LEGAL MUST READ.”
—Detroit News Damned by forensic evidence, witness testimony, a history of mental problems, and by her own confession, young Angels defense will be hard coming—and believing in her innocence
could come at a price far more personal than he ever feared.
“A WINNER!”
--Minneapolis Star Tribune
As the media descends, Charley finds himself shadowed by rivals determined to destroy him, trapped in the seductive grip of a never-forgotten love affair, and plunged in a dark morass of terrible lies, bitter secrets, and unforgiving family ties…
“Coughlins spellbinding grasp of the courtroom held me on the edge of my seat until the last page.”
—William J. Caunitz, author of One Police Plaza
Review
"A Great Read!" --Scott Turow
"Coughlin... is a consummate storyteller and does not disappoint here." --Library Journal
"A legal must-read." --The Detroit News
"A flesh-and-blood novel that includes all the dramatic elements--love, hate, lust, greed, good versus evil... Compelling." --Philadelphia Inquirer
Synopsis
Detroit attorney and former alcoholic Charley Sloan lost his practice, his wife, and his fortune to booze. A chance at a comeback arrives in his former lover, Robin Harwell. She's now the desperate widow of a multimillionaire--and stepmother of the teenage girl charged with his brutal murder.
Damned by forensic evidence, witness testimony, a history of mental problems, and by her own confession, young Angel's defense will be hard coming--and believing in her innocence could come at a price far more personal than he ever feared.
As the media descends, Charley finds himself shadowed by rivals determined to destroy him, trapped in the seductive grip of a never-forgotten love affair, and plunged in a dark morass of terrible lies, bitter secrets, and unforgiving family ties...
About the Author
William J. Coughlin, a former defense attorney and judge in Detroit for twenty years, was the author of sixteen novels. He lived in Grosse Point Woods, Michigan, with his wife, Ruth, an author and book critic.