From the bestselling author of A Killer&;s Wife, Victor Methos&;s acclaimed Desert Plains series continues with the saga of two brilliant defense attorneys and a client whose confession may not be what it seems.
Two couples cut to bits near a canyon close to the Nevada border. The police pull over blood-soaked Arlo Ward not far from the site of the grisly murders; he fully cooperates with the officers, grinning through a remorseless confession dripping with gory detail. Investigators find no murder weapon, but young, awkward Arlo&;s confession is signed, taped, and delivered.
Defense attorney Dylan Aster and his partner, Lily Ricci, are two rising legal stars. They&;re hesitant about pursuing the Arlo Ward case, as it seems like a slam dunk for the prosecution&;Arlo was covered in the victims&; DNA and admitted to everything. But the state psychiatrist shares the impossible with Dylan: Arlo Ward is likely innocent. The man is racked with delusional schizophrenia, seizing on these murders as an opportunity for macabre attention.
Dylan can&;t resist. He and Lily take on Arlo as their client, but once the trial commences, it&;s clear that the real secrets and lies are just beginning.
