A Stain Upon the Robe — Terry Devane

The Honorable Barbara Quincy Pitt is presiding over an explosive new trial … that of a priest who stands accused of a shocking transgression. But the judge's own problems are disturbing her as well. The young law clerk assigned to assist her iin the case … who also happens to be her illicit lover … has disappeared. Enlisting the help of Boston lawyers Mairead O'Clare and Sheldon Gold is her last hope for preventing a scandal that could destroy her career. But with each new revelation in the case, O'Clare becomes more deeply ensnared in a conflict between defending her client and pursuing justice .. and it's not at all clear which will prevail…