New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Scottoline Delivers A Gripping Stand-alone Thriller That Features A Female Judge Who Gets Into Trouble When The Defendant In A High-profile Lawsuit Is Killed

Lawyer Cate Fante, Who Is Attractive, Sexy, And Tough-minded, Has Just Been Appointed To The Federal Bench In Philadelphia. With Her New Status In The Elite Meritocracy That Is The Federal Judiciary, She Often Feels Like An Imposter Because Of Her Working-class Background. For Instance, At A Fancy Dinner, She’s More Likely To Joke With The Waiters Than Her Colleagues. Divorced, Cate Also Has A Secret Sex Life. She’s Attracted To Bad Boys And Working-class Men, Like The Ones She Grew Up With In The Former Coal-mining Town Of Centralia In Northeastern Pennsylvania.