In the latest of his acclaimed novels featuring Dismas Hardy, John Lescroart skillfully and subtly weaves together a story of a privileged youth on trial for murder, and an entire city on the brink of panic, taking this popular series to new heights of stylish suspense.

"Lescroart plays out clues with the patience and cunning of a master fly fistherman."— Orlando Sentinel

"Great characters and wonderful sense of place."— Chicago Tribune

"Lescroart gives his ever-growing readership another spellbinder to savor."—Library Journal