New York: Mysterious Press / Grove Atlantic, (2014). First edition - The second legal thriller (the first won the Shamus award) featuring Leo Maxwell, who "always lived in the shadow of his older brother Teddy, one of San Francisco's most ruthless and effective criminal defense lawyers. Then a gunman shot Teddy in the head. Although Teddy survived the shooting, he has been left disabled and dependent on Leo, now a criminal defense attorney practicing in Oakland. . .On the lookout for a big case, Leo realizes that he has unwittingly made himself enemy number one within the criminal community as well as the police department. Both sides want him silenced before he uncovers the full extent of a scandal that is poised to engulf the city. Hounded by threats from all sides, Leo soon finds himself framed for murder and sent to jail with a price on his head." 247 pp.