Diane K. reviewed on 8/26/2005 + 236 more book reviews

Peter Hale is a young attorney with a lot to prove. Crossing his father, one of Portland's most powerful lawyers, was a costly mistake. Now, cut loose from his job and from his inheritance, Peter's landed in the public defencer's office of a small Oregaon town-and in the middle of a high-profile case that could make or break his career. His mentally retarded client, accused of the savage murder of a college coed, faces the death penatly. And Peter faces a choice-between the pursuit of headlines and the pursuit of truth, between the compulsion to save himself and the courage to save his client.

Note from me: I thought this was a very good book. It was good to see the spoiled, egotistical Peter brought down and then watch him build himself into a decent person. It took a lot and for a while I thought it wouldn't happen.

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