When the rules of the hunt donxt apply A federal judge is murdered found shot to death in his homextogether with the body of his mistress The crime grips San Francisco To homicide inspector Devin Juhle it looks at first like a simple case of a wifexs jealousy and rage But Juhlexs investigation reveals that the judge had powerful enemies some of whom may have been willing to kill to prevent him from meddling in their affairs Meanwhile private investigator Wyatt Hunt Juhlexs best friend finds himself smitten with the beautiful and enigmatic Andrea Parisi A lawyer who recently has become a celebrity as a commentator on Trial TV Andrea has star power in spades and seems bound for a national anchor job in New York City Until Juhle discovers that Andrea too had a connection to the judge along with a client that had everything to gain from the judgexs death And then she suddenly disappears Andrea becomes Juhlexs prime suspect Wyatt Hunt thinks she may be a kidnap victim or worse another murder victim And far more than that shexs someone with whom he believes he may have a future As the search for Andrea intensifies Hunt gathers a loose band of friends and associates willing to bend and even break the rules leading to a chilling confrontation from which none of them might escape.
