Motion To Dismiss

Combining an insiders knowledge of the justice system with a talent forpowerhouse storytelling Jonnie Jacobs joins the elite ranks of Nancy TaylorRosenberg and ... » 

Combining an insiders knowledge of the justice system with a talent forpowerhouse storytelling Jonnie Jacobs joins the elite ranks of Nancy TaylorRosenberg and Lisa Scottoline with MOTION TO DISMISS. In this explosive newlegal thriller Jacobs takes readers into the intricate world of law and orderas a female attorney takes pointblank aim at the dark heart of a shocking sexcrime and the even darker forces behind it...Scrupulous San Francisco defense attorney Kali OBrien knows how to play theodds in a system where reality can be shaded. Despite a passion for justicethat doesnt allow for compromise her newest case is casting doubt on the oneprinciple she cherishes most the absolute dead certainty that her client istelling the truth.Grady Barrett a wealthy computer magnate married to Kalis best friend hasbeen arraigned in the rape of Deirdre Nichols a Bay Area single mother. A manaccustomed to big money the power it yields and the freedom it buys Barrettis about to discover its limits. Even if the sex was consensual that doesntacquit him in Kalis eyes of an indiscretion that has shattered his marriageand further eroded his dubious reputation as a man of principle. Especially inthe shadow of Deirdres vivid emotional and thoroughly convincing deposition damning testimony that Barrett maintains is a clever and manipulative web oflies spun to trap him.Despite his pleas of innocence Kalis instinct tells her that Barrett may beas guilty as sin. Then Deirdre plunges to her death from a secondstorybalcony. A tragic accident? Or coldblooded murder? The clues point to Grady.And so does the eyewitness.Now bound to a client she is afraid totrust Kali finds herself straddling therazorsharp line between crime and punishment. It isnt long before she findsher own life in jeopardy as a veil of lies is lifted and the pasts of everyonefrom victim to victimizer from illicit lover to faithless friend unfold «