Rusty Sabich, family man & the number two prosecutor of Kindle County, was accused of murdering a former lover. Now 20 years have passed, & Rusty, 60 years old & the chief judge of an appellate court, sits on a bed where his dead wife Barbara lies. She has died under mysterious circumstances. Paperback , 488 pages Published November 1st 2010 by Pan Publishing (first published December 31st 2005)