Attorney John Cann respects his mentor Arthur Matsen or he would never have taken on the defense of war criminal Dubran Mribic. Especially not after he saw evidence of the man's horrific crimes on videotape.

But because Arthur wants to offer Mribic defense, Cann travels to Germany. His mind is only half on the case, though, because he's concerned about Janie Reston, a woman who was horribly tortured because terrorists were trying to get back at him. Janie's mind survived, but she lives in constant pain and is in a facility where they're helping her learn to speak again.

But when Cann visited Janie right before he left for Germany, he was concerned at a new psychiatrist who wanted to delve into the memories of Janie's torture. Because she was drugged, she has few memories of it, but this doctor swears those memories are buried somewhere in her. Cann, who is co-guardian of Janie along with Arthur, refuses his permission to do any "experimenting" on Janie.

A skillful interweaving of past and present makes A GRAVE BREACH an intriguing, must-read. The atrocities committed in this book, which delves into the Serbian conflict and war crimes, both make you question who you would become during wartime and make you grateful for the security and safety of your life. Beautiful writing on disturbing topics.