Lis Wiehl is a celebrated legal expert and commentator whose work spans gripping fiction and insightful nonfiction. Drawing on her extensive background as a former legal analyst and law professor, Wiehl infuses her narratives with authentic detail and sharp insight. She explores themes of justice and equality with the keen eye of both an attorney and a storyteller, offering readers compelling explorations into the complexities of human experience and the legal system.
A CBA Bestselling AuthorA New York Times Bestselling AuthorThe Civil Rights Movement isn't a distant memory to Boston federal prosecutor Lisa Waldren -- it's history. But when a photograph surfaces showing four-year-old Lisa playing with an African-American girl at civil rights march in Fort Worth, she's faced with a jarring realization: the girls may have been the only ones who saw the real killer of civil rights leader Benjamin Gray, and who could exonerate the death row inmate accused of his murder.
When America is threatened from within on a scale not seen since the Civil War, Erica Sparks is on the front lines reporting. But what can she do to stop it?Star newsmaker Erica Sparks is in Bismark, North Dakota, covering the first recall of a governor in that state since 1921. Mary Bellamy, who is trying to unseat the current governor, keeps talking about going through the political process to gain more freedom for the state. She seems peaceful and level-headed . . . but with other secessionist groups making noise around the country, Erica can't help but wonder what Mary's goal really is.Then Erica receives a desperate call from a woman downstairs in the lobby of her hotel. Erica goes down to meet her and discovers the woman in the ladies room with her throat slit. There's obviously more going on here--and someone doesn't want Erica looking below the surface.Meanwhile, Erica's marriage to Greg Underwood seems headed for disaster . . . and her relationship with her teenage daughter Jenny may not be far behind.Erica feels a civil war looming in her own home, and all the signs indicate that military action will be required in North Dakota. And then she discovers that the threat to all Americans is even greater than anyone imagined. Can she find the answers to save her family and her country in time?
