Two people have died in macabre accidents, one struck by lightning on Tahoe's highest mountain and one mowed down by a hit-and-run driver. In the middle of a controversial procedure to exhume one of the bodies, powerful businessman Quentin de Beers is killed. Charged with murder, Quentin's angry grandson won't talk, even to Nina Reilly, his defense attorney. To save her client, Nina must expose the truth about his troubled family and untangle the hidden connections that link all three deaths. As the trial draws to an end, both the D. A. and Nina will make a harrowing decision to obstruct justice in order to prevent a terrible injustice.
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"I love this series - this is book 3 - keep you hanging until the end. I like it when I don't figure it out before the big ending. Perri O's books usually accomplish that mission. Great read! "
— Carol (4 out of 5 stars)
" I am hooked on this series! Engaging plots and characters taking place in Tahoe and the Bay Area. Fun fast read. "
— Debbie, 7/8/2013" I love this series - this is book 3 - keep you hanging until the end. I like it when I don't figure it out before the big ending. Perri O's books usually accomplish that mission. Great read! "
— Carol, 10/21/2012" This was a great book, what a page turner. loved it. "
— Sonia, 8/4/2012" I liked this story but the authors continuously made references to things outside of the story that I did not understand. There were several places that dragged bad. "
— Lawanna, 1/3/2012" Not my favorite O'Shaunessy tale; this one revolves around the lightning strike of old man de Beers, and finding the killer of Anna Collier. "
— Maurean, 11/4/2011" Very suspenseful and kept you guessing til the very last page. A true page turner . "
— Katie, 10/17/2011" These books are pretty descriptive- it's like reading a movie or play script that gives many details. The good part is, the reader gets a good sense of the scene, but the bad part is- it makes for a lot of reading. I'll keep reading the series- but I'm going to take a break from it for awhile. "
— Bethie, 7/3/2011" Nina Reilly, Attorney, Paul, PI, Tahoe....mystery about twins who killed a DA's wife 3 years previously. Good "quick" rad. A bit trite, but OK. "
— Jeri, 4/2/2011" Two cases, multiple crimes, and Lake Tahoe setting make for a great story. "
— Deanna, 3/7/2011" These authors are up to their usual high standards with another compelling, fast-moving legal thriller. They are quickly joining the ranks of my favorite authors. "
— Linda, 10/7/2010" Two cases, multiple crimes, and Lake Tahoe setting make for a great story. "
— Deanna, 7/12/2010" Female lawyer solves a double murder in Lake Tahoe; one victim, an alleged <br/>hit and run; the other struck by lightning on a mountain top. <br/> "
— Chuck, 6/1/2010" This was a very good read and I enjoyed it. This is a legal type of mystery and it is well written. <br/> <br/>J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'" "
— J., 5/30/2010" These authors are up to their usual high standards with another compelling, fast-moving legal thriller. They are quickly joining the ranks of my favorite authors. "
— Linda, 4/16/2010" These books are pretty descriptive- it's like reading a movie or play script that gives many details. The good part is, the reader gets a good sense of the scene, but the bad part is- it makes for a lot of reading. I'll keep reading the series- but I'm going to take a break from it for awhile. "
— Bethie, 10/26/2008" This was a great book, what a page turner. loved it. "
— Sonia, 7/25/2008" Not my favorite O'Shaunessy tale; this one revolves around the lightning strike of old man de Beers, and finding the killer of Anna Collier. "
— Maurean, 4/26/2008Perri O’Shaughnessy is the pen name for two sisters, Pamela and Mary O’Shaughnessy. Together they have written many novels in the Nina Reilly legal thrillers, as well as a standalone thriller, Keeper of the Keys, and a short story collection. Pamela, a graduate of Harvard Law School, practiced law in California for sixteen years. Mary worked as a multimedia editor for many years.
Laural Merlington is an audiobook narrator with over two hundred titles to her credit and a winner of multiple Earphones Awards. An Audie Award nominee, she has also directed over one hundred audiobooks. She has performed and directed for thirty years in theaters throughout the country. In addition to her extensive theater and voice-over work, she teaches college in her home state of Michigan.