A legal thriller by the virtuoso of the genre, a gripping book that shakes the foundations of the legal establishment, conquering the 1st place of the New York Times best sellers from the first day of its release.
In Seabrook, a small town in Florida, young lawyer Keith Russo is murdered late at night in his office. The killer leaves no trace. No apparent motive, no eyewitness. However, the police quickly turn their suspicions to Quincy Miller, a young African-American and former client of Russo's.
Quincy is tried and sentenced to life in prison. For twenty-two years, he languishes in jail, claiming he is innocent. But no one listens to him. He has no lawyer, no one else to help him from the outside. Desperate, he writes a letter to the Guardian Ministries, a small non-profit organization headed by the fierce lawyer and Episcopal priest Callen Post.
The Guardian Ministries takes on a few exoneration cases each time, representing clients forgotten by the system and rectifying judicial errors. But with Quincy Miller, they have much more to face. Keith Russo was murdered by powerful and ruthless criminals who do not want Quincy Miller to be acquitted. They killed a lawyer twenty-two years ago, and now they will not hesitate to kill a second one.