Slippery Slope
A star prosecutor murdered.
A public defender with a past.
Jules Calhoun thought she’d left her guilty conscience in Alabama. Two years out of law school, slogging through crap cases and the Chicago winter, she never expected another crime to hit so close to home.
But when the police arrest her friend, Jules feels a familiar dread. Haunted by her brother’s teenage crime—and the lies she told a decade ago—she’s determined not to get involved. But soon another death forces her hand.
What will she do with the truth this time?
A star prosecutor murdered.
A public defender with a past.
Jules Calhoun thought she’d left her guilty conscience in Alabama. Two years out of law school, slogging through crap cases and the Chicago winter, she never expected another crime to hit so close to home.
But when the police arrest her friend, Jules feels a familiar dread. Haunted by her brother’s teenage crime—and the lies she told a decade ago—she’s determined not to get involved. But soon another death forces her hand.
What will she do with the truth this time?