Lay Bare the Lie — Diana Deverell

An ex-con, Nora Dockson pulled herself out of the gutter and became an appeals lawyer. She works only for convicted felons. She's sure her current client didn't murder his wife. The jury was misled by testimony from an expert witness who reconstructed the crime based on bloodstain patterns. She'll prove the so-called expert made leaps of logic incompatible with the latest forensic science.But a family emergency pulls her away from the case and back to her unsavory roots. Events spiral out of control. Instead of arguing in a courtroom, she's once again on the dangerous turf of her childhood. And this time she may not escape alive.A Derringer and Macavity Award finalist acclaimed for sharp storytelling (Publishers Weekly), Diana Deverell has a gift that grabs the reader so one cares about every character in the story (reader review).In Lay Bare the Lie, Diana brings you a gutsy, big-hearted heroine, a chilling plot, and a complex and passionate supporting cast doing their best to bring mercy to a broken justice system. A great character, a great series—I highly recommend it to people. (Stephen Campbell, CrimeFiction.FM)Buy Lay Bare the Lie today and enjoy this captivating series of legal thrillers.