Top-drawer … Credible characters, cleverly subtle clues and a highly satisfying conclusion mark this intriguing tale as a superior example of its sub-genre. - Publishers Weekly, starred
Though her own law firm barely acknowledges her, and her own mother begs her to settle down, plucky attorney Sarah Woolson defies the social conventions of the 19th-century -- and the wishes of her boss -- to take the case of a woman whose husband has died in a sweatshop fire. And when people affiliated with a charity hospital die within a few days of each other, Sarah puts herself in the middle of the puzzle, racing against time to find the killer. Imagine the scandal -- not only is a woman lawyer in court, but she's defending a Chinese man accused of murder!
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