New York Times bestselling author James Grippando delivers a powerful nonstop thrill ride ripped from the headlines Miami criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck is back in his most frightening case yet and this time the price of victory is measured in bloodIt is the most sensational murder trial since O J Simpsons The nation is obsessed with Sydney Bennett a sexy nightclub waitress and good-time girl accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter for cramping her party life When he had agreed to defend Sydney Jack Swyteck knew hed be taking on the toughest and most controversial case of his careerMillions of TV jurors have convicted Sydney in the court of public opinionWhen the shocking verdict of not guilty is announced citizens across the country are outraged and Jack is bombarded by the fallout angry profanity-laced phone calls and even outright threats Media-fed rumors of blood moneypurported seven-figure book and movie dealsratchet up the hysteria putting Jacks client and everyone around her at riskOn the night of Sydneys release an angry mob outside the jail has gathered to serve its own justice In the frenzy an innocent young woman bearing a striking resemblance to the reviled Sydney Bennett ends up in a coma While the media blame Jack and his defense team the victims parents reach out to him requesting his help They dont believe the attack was the tragic result of random mob violenceSearching for the truth about what happened that night Jack makes a frightening discovery Larger and much more powerful forces are working in the shadows and what happened outside the jail is a symptom of an evil that infected the show-stopping trial and media-spun phenomenon of Sydney Bennett.
