Dismas Hardy, Abe Glitsky, and Wyatt Hunt return in a compelling and timely legal thriller filled with blackmail, political intrigue, and multiple murder.
The first victim is Dylan Vogler, a charming ex-convict who manages the Bay Beans West coffee shop in San Franciscoβs Haight-Ashbury district. When his body is found, inspectors discover that his knapsack is filled with high-grade marijuana. It soon becomes clear that San Franciscoβs A-list flocked to Bay Beans West not only for their caffeine fix.
But how much did Maya Townshendβthe beautiful socialite niece of the cityβs mayor, and the absentee owner of the shopβknow about what was going on inside her business? And how intimate had she really been with Dylan, her old college friend?
As another of Mayaβs acquaintances falls victim to murder, and as the names of the dead menβs celebrity, political, and even law- enforcement customers come to light, tabloid-fueled controversy takes the investigation into the realms of conspiracy and cover-up. Prosecutors close in on Maya, who has a deep secret of her ownβa secret she needs to protect at all costs during her very public trial, where not only her future but the entire political landscape of San Francisco hangs in the balance, hostage to an explosive secret that Dismas Hardy is privilege-bound to protect.
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