Description
orn into a fine old Charleston family, Hammond Cross is determined to be the city s next district attorney without sacrificing his integrity.
Prosecuting the sensational murder of a real estate magnate could be his ticket into office. Yet, while Hammond anticipates his success, someone near him is plotting his downfall.
Is it Steffi Mundell, colleague, ex-lover and rival? Rory Smilow, homicide detective and Hammonds avowed enemy? Is it the dead man s widow, wily, beautiful and Hammond s lifelong friend?
Or is it Hammond s prime suspect, the mysterious woman who shares the secret that would be fatal to Hammond’s ambitions?
