At the age of five, Steve Conroy saw his seven-year-old brother kidnapped from the very bedroom they shared. His brother was never found. And the guilt of his silence that night has all but destroyed Steve’s life.Now thirty years old with a failing law practice, Steve agrees to represent convicted criminal Johnny LaSalle, an arrangement sweetened by a lucrative retainer. It’s not long until he discovers that this con man might just be his missing brother.Desperate for his final shot at redemption, Steve will do anything to find the truth. But Johnny knows far more than he’s telling, and the secrets he keeps have deadly consequences. Now Steve must depend on an inexperienced law student whose faith seems to be his last chance at redemption from a corrupt world where one wrong move could be his last.
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"Steve's brother was kidnapped from their bedroom when he was five years old. Thirty years later, as an attorney, he represents a notorious criminal and discovers information that will blow his world apart."
— Staff (4 out of 5 stars)
" This book was an interesting read, somewhat suspenseful, and engaging. I hate to think about people who use religion to control and abuse the message of Christianity, but it was a decent book none-the-less. "
— Wendy, 11/4/2013" Excellent author. So far this has been my favorite of his, looking forward to reading more. "
— Melanie, 7/19/2013" I give this booke 2.5/ 3 stars. It was easy for me to get into but I just wasn't that impressed with the writting and plot. I thought the author could have done a better job developing the story. "
— Cynthia, 8/16/2012" I have enjoyed all of James Scott Bell's books. The Whole Truth had an interesting plot and likable characters. Kept me turning pages and didn't disappoint in the end. "
— John, 8/22/2011" I was hooked from page 1! "
— Joan, 7/13/2011" This was the first book I have read by this author. I must admit I did not enjoy it as much as I hoped. It is the story of a lawyer whose older brother has been kidnapped many years ago and is presumed dead. He now reappears as a member of a cult and reconnects with his brother. "
— Liz, 2/16/2011James Scott Bell is the author of
more than fifteen novels and a Christy Award winner for Final Witness in 2000. His fiction has been reviewed in Publishers
Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal, and the Library
Review. He is the author of Write Great Fiction: Plot &
Structure, Write Great Fiction: Revision & Self-Editing,
and The Art of War for Writers. He writes for Writer’s
Digest magazine, teaches fiction writing courses at Pepperdine
University, and is a regular on the conference circuit. He lives in West Hills,
California.