A social worker is beaten to death in a Denver parking lot.
A young mother is arrested.
Her seven-year-old daughter is taken away.
When Leanne Brown’s blood is found at the crime scene and hundreds of witnesses have heard her threaten the victim, the case against her looks impossible to escape. But a murder charge may be the least of her fears. Somewhere inside the system, her little girl, Maisy, is running out of time.
Defense attorney Charlie Beretta takes the case—and almost immediately, the evidence begins to unravel. The deeper Beretta digs into the dead woman’s past, the more he finds buried beneath the surface: ruined families, whispered allegations, political influence, and deadly secrets reaching far beyond a single murder.
As Maisy’s fate begins to echo questions from Beretta’s own past, the case becomes more personal than he ever intended. With Leanne’s trial racing toward a verdict and her daughter slipping further beyond reach, Beretta is running out of time. To save them both, he must uncover the truth before whatever lies behind the case closes in on everyone around him.
Because this time, winning in court may not be enough.
Genre: Mystery
A young mother is arrested.
Her seven-year-old daughter is taken away.
When Leanne Brown’s blood is found at the crime scene and hundreds of witnesses have heard her threaten the victim, the case against her looks impossible to escape. But a murder charge may be the least of her fears. Somewhere inside the system, her little girl, Maisy, is running out of time.
Defense attorney Charlie Beretta takes the case—and almost immediately, the evidence begins to unravel. The deeper Beretta digs into the dead woman’s past, the more he finds buried beneath the surface: ruined families, whispered allegations, political influence, and deadly secrets reaching far beyond a single murder.
As Maisy’s fate begins to echo questions from Beretta’s own past, the case becomes more personal than he ever intended. With Leanne’s trial racing toward a verdict and her daughter slipping further beyond reach, Beretta is running out of time. To save them both, he must uncover the truth before whatever lies behind the case closes in on everyone around him.
Because this time, winning in court may not be enough.
Genre: Mystery