In this, her first legal thriller, author Adelene Ellenberg demonstrates that the law can be a weapon when used by people for selfish reasons or a shield when the weak need protection from the strong. As an attorney, she worked in the private sector and has also performed substantial pro-bono work within the community. As a writer, she finds her inspiration in the lives of the many people she meets from all walks of life. She lives in rural Massachusetts with her husband, their cat, a llama, and a goat. Her grown children are pursuing their own life dreams, and return now and then to renew the...