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A master manipulator accused of murder. An attorney sworn to defend her. Keera Duggan returns in a riveting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni.When Jenna Bernstein, disgraced wunderkind CEO of a controversial biotech company, is accused of murdering her former partner and lover, she turns to Seattle attorney Keera Duggan to defend her. Keera is more than a master chess player who brings her intuitive moves into court–she s Jenna s childhood friend. But considering their history, Keera knows that where Jenna goes, trouble follows.Five years earlier, Keera s father successfully defended Jenna when she was tried for the killing of her company s chief scientist who threatened to go public with allegations of corporate fraud. Keera knows Jenna too well. When she was a kid, Keera saw Jenna for what she was: a manipulative and frighteningly controlling sociopath. Now, with only circumstantial evidence against Jenna, Keera is willing to bury any trepidation she might have to defend a woman she believes, this time, to be innocent.As the investigation gets underway and disturbing questions arise, Keera puts her trust in a client who swears that this time she s telling nothing but the truth. If this is all just another devious game, Keera might be working to set a murderer free.