By Way of Sorrow

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In a gripping thriller debut, Robyn Gigl introduces Erin McCabe, a New Jersey criminal defense attorney striving for a quiet life after significant personal changes. Her world is upended when she takes on the most significant case of her career. Four months prior, William E. Townsend, Jr., the son of a state senator, was found fatally stabbed in a motel, and Sharise Barnes, a nineteen-year-old transgender prostitute, is in custody with overwhelming evidence against her. Defending Sharise threatens to expose Erin's private life and deepen her estrangement from family. However, as a trans woman, Erin feels compelled to protect Sharise from a potential death sentence. Sharise claims self-defense in the killing, prompting Erin and her partner, former FBI agent Duane Swisher, to uncover a more intricate and chilling narrative linked to other brutal murders. Senator Townsend is leveraging his influence to undermine Sharise's defense and protect his own political ambitions. As Erin navigates the case, she realizes that the senator's son harbored dangerous secrets, and as leads vanish, both her client's life and her own are at risk.