In Her Defense — Stephen Horn

Frank O'Connell's need to live on the edge cost him his family, his home, and a partnership in his father-in-law's prestigious D.C. firm. Now, he combs the cell blocks for clients and wonders if he's sunk too low to ever come back. Then Ashley Bronson walks into his life. The murder of a former cabinet official has just propelled her from the society column to the front page, and, inexplicably, she wants Frank to defend her.

Frank thinks his biggest challenge is defending a client against the prosecution's overwhelming evidence. He's got a lot to learn. Mired in a defense in which ethics are bent and morals compromised, a desperate Frank hits upon an inspired strategy - and unwittingly becomes a dangerous threat to people in high places. A threat that must be stopped no matter what the cost. Confronted by forces they don't understand, besieged lawyer and client have only each other as the courtroom battle begins.