Deal Breaker — Larry A. Winters

Every deal has fine print. This one is written in blood.Still reeling from a devastating cyber attack on their law firm, husband-and-wife defense attorneys Hal and Kristina Nolan can't afford to turn down a case-even one that comes with strings attached. When billionaire hedge fund manager Gavin Brantley offers to bankroll their defense of a janitor accused of murder, the Nolans jump at the opportunity to rebuild their crumbling empire.But nothing about the case is what it seems. As the unorthodox Hal and by-the-book Kristina dig deeper, they discover they're pawns in a dangerous game where everyone has secrets-Brantley, their client, the victim, and even the prosecutor. With FBI agents breathing down their necks and their moral boundaries pushed to breaking, the Nolans must decide whether winning this case is worth the price of their ethics, their marriage, and possibly their lives.In this gritty follow-up to THE LEGAL LIMIT, Hal and Kristina must decide how far they'll go. From explosive courtroom confrontations to deadly backroom deals, they'll discover that in the world of Philadelphia criminal law, every contract has its price, and behind every deal lurks a devil.