Summary
'You must watch your back most carefully when someone you trust steps behind you...' Hugh Freyl is a blind lawyer, scion of Illinois' most influential family. He recounts this story from the grave. David Marion is Freyl's protege and a young convicted killer whose release from prison Freyl has orchestrated. He now stands accused of Hugh Freyl's murder. None from Freyl's powerful inner circle will stand up for David's innocence. The perfect scapegoat for their misdoings, he alone bears the burden of proof. Revealing the inner-workings of an untouchable elite with all their tricks, entitlements and intricate financial schemes, Brady shows us a place that could be any small American city - a place where innocence can backfire and where fear is the only effective weapon against a corrupt government. An extraordinarily gripping and suspenseful novel set in the state capital of Illinois, Joan Brady's web of financial conspiracy and political corruption will rank her alongside Le Carre and Turow as the very best of contemporary thriller writers.
Summary
Hugh Freyl is a blind lawyer, scion of Illinois' most influential family. He recounts this story from the grave. David Marion is Freyl's protege and a young convicted killer whose release from prison Freyl has orchestrated. He now stands accused of Freyl's murder and none of Freyl's inner circle will attest otherwise.
