Hayden McCarthy is a
young attorney on her way to making partner. When she’s assigned a
wrongful death case against the US government, she wonders whether
this will assure her route to partnership or be a roadblock.
The case involves a
young man killed in a detention center in Texas. His mother and
younger brother crossed into the US legally. Hayden wonders why the
older brother was forced to take the illegal immigration route. The
mother brings the case wanting to know what happened to her son.
The
case exposes divisions within the law firm that frighten Hayden as it
becomes apparent that someone wants this case to disappear. Hayden’s life is
complicated when she meets her cousin’s roommate. Andrew is
attractive, and they’re drawn to each other, but Andrew’s father
is a famous congressman, and Hayden doesn’t feel she fits in.
This is a romantic
suspense novel, but unlike so many this one spends most of the time
unraveling the mystery instead of examining the love life of the main
characters. There are no steamy bedroom scenes and the whole novel
has a thread of faith running through the characters thoughts and
actions.
I recommend this
novel if you enjoy a well-written mystery with plenty of suspense.
It’s not particularly hard to guess what the underlying problems
are, but the pace is fast, the characters interesting, and there are
enough twists to keep the story interesting.
I received this book
from Net Galley for this review.
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