A legal thriller by the virtuoso of the genre, a gripping book that shakes the foundations of the legal establishment, reaching the number 1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers list 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.
Quincy is tried and sentenced to life imprisonment. For twenty-two years he languishes in prison, maintaining his innocence. But no one listens to him. He has no lawyer, nor anyone else to help him from the outside. Desperate, he writes a letter to the Guardian Ministry, a small nonprofit organization led by the combative lawyer and Episcopal priest Cullen Post.
The Guardian Ministry takes on a few exoneration cases at a time, representing clients forgotten by the system and correcting judicial errors. But with Quincy Miller, they face something much more. Keith Russo was murdered by powerful and ruthless criminals who do not want Quincy Miller exonerated. They killed a lawyer twenty-two years ago, and now they will not hesitate to kill a second one.