PaulMadriani is back in another absorbing legal thriller by the New York Timesbestselling author of The Judge and Undue Influence.
Havingmoved to San Diego to be closer to the woman in his life, Madriani takes on thecase of Jonah Hale, an elderly man in dire straits. As a result of their onlychild Jessica''s longtime drug addiction, Jonah and his wife have been raisingtheir eight-year-old granddaughter, Amanda. On the heels of Jonah''smultimillion-dollar state lottery win, Jessica revives her interest in mothering.When Jonah won''t deal-maternal rights for a mega bucks payoff-Jessica pulls outall the stops.
EnterZo Suade-a flamboyant, feminist activist with a talent for making children andtheir "victimized" mothers disappear. When the next move turns deadly, Madrianifinds himself drawn into a web of deceit and high-stakes action , in and out ofthe courtroom.
Richwith characters drawn from today''s headlines, driven by motives both obviousand subtle, The Attorney is a must-read.
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