Robyn GiglтАЩs unique protagonist, transgender attorney Erin McCabe, returns in a fascinating and timely legal thriller that delves into the dark world of human trafficking by the rich and powerful ...
At first, the death of millionaire businessman Charles Parsons seems like a straightforward suicide. ThereтАЩs no sign of forced entry or struggle in his lavish New Jersey mansionтАФjust a single gunshot wound from his own weapon. But
days later, a different story emerges. Computer techs pick up a voice recording that incriminates ParsonsтАЩ adoptive daughter, Ann, who duly confesses and pleads guilty.
Erin McCabe has little interest in reviewing such a slam-dunk caseтАФeven after she has a mysterious meeting with one of the investigating detectives, who reveals that Ann, like Erin, is a trans woman. Yet despite their misgivings, Erin and her law
partner, Duane Swisher, ultimately canтАЩt ignore the pieces that donтАЩt fit.
As their investigation deepens, Erin and Swish convince Ann to withdraw her guilty plea. But Ann clearly knows more than sheтАЩs willing to share, even if it means a life sentence. Who is she protecting, and why?
Fighting against time and a prosecutor hell-bent on notching another conviction, the two work tirelesslyтАФErin inside the courtroom, Swish in the fieldтАФto clear AnnтАЩs name. But despite ParsonsтАЩ former associatesтАЩ determination to keep hisтАФ
and their ownтАФillegal activities buried, a horrifying truth emergesтАФa web of human exploitation, unchecked greed, and murder. Soon, a quest to see justice served becomes a desperate struggle to survive ...