Product Description: In the newest novel from New York Times-bestselling author Karen Robards, a feisty female attorney's past comes back to haunt her.
One cold November night when Kat White was fifteen years old, she and some friends held up a convenience store. In the heat of the moment, one of the others shot and killed an off-duty cop moonlighting as a security guard. Kat and her pals fled the scene in a panic, and no one was caught.
Sixteen years later, Kat-now Kate-has built a new life for herself. Now a single mom with an eight-year-old son, she works as a prosecutor in the Philadelphia DA's office. But her dark past rears its head when she walks into court one day and discovers that she is to prosecute Mario Castellanos, one of her friends from that terrible night.
Kate is in a bind: even though Mario was the one who probably did commit the crime, he's counting on Kate to make sure he's not convicted. If she convinces the judge of his guilt, he'll claim that she was the one who killed the off-duty cop. Before real despair sets in, Mario is found dead-in her apartment, and with her pistol. When homicide detective Tom Braga shows up to investigate the murder, Kate is far from relieved; the two have clashed since she started working for the prosecutor's office. But when another man who knows the secret of Kate's past gets involved in the investigation, she learns that her life-and her son's-are in danger. Frantic, she realizes that she has nowhere to turn. Except, maybe, to Tom . . .
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Terrible book
I got to about page 60 and give up. It's almost ALL interior dialogue and boring as hell. If Kat said one more time, "I'm a single mother!!!!" I thought I'd throw up. Did she really think criminals would ... Read More
Rating: - Boring and Silly
A big disappointment for me. It's the first book I've read by this author. I was looking for a mystery, instead got a cheap Harlequin romance. Fortunately, it was a library book, so at least I didn't ... Read More
Rating: - Inexpicable ending
I listened to the audio publication of this book. I really liked the story at the beginning (after "Kitty Kat" became "Kate"), but there were way too many "What?" moments, especially at the end, that the ... Read More
Rating: - Product Placement?
I enjoyed this book overall. It is definitely a big step up from her previous two klunkers. I found the chemistry between Tom and Kate believable. I really liked Tom. Kate did make very stupid decisions, ... Read More
Rating: - Better Than Obsession
I have to say this was better than her last one but still leaves a little to be desired. Some said the heroine was stupid; I would say she made some really bad decisions. She was a bit annoying in the fact that ... Read More
- Terrible book
- Boring and Silly
- Product Placement?