Lyme Bay, 1959 . . . a nice little town until buried secrets and steaming passions expose an ugly underbelly. Michael Radic left the California North Coast wine country when he was thirteen with his mother after she had been disgraced and driven out by the richest man in town.He's come back as the newest and poorest lawyer in town, not to seek revenge but because he loves the earthy smell of the majestic redwoods, the foamy ocean surf, and wine from the local vineyards.There was also the woman . . . Karina. Radic loved her from the first moment he saw her. She infected him like an exotic malady, paralyzing his reasoning, eating at his heart and soul.You don't choose who you fall in love with, not even when that person is caught up in a whirlwind of murder and deceit.Honest and fair, a little naive about women and money, Radic becomes entangled in a sea of deadly passions as the town's sins of Biblical proportions surface and ignite.As shocking charges are made against him, Radic must defend himself in a courtroom and has to dig deep to find the courage and strength, using the street smarts he learned as a kid to unravel the mystery that threatens his life and freedom.A legal thriller and historical courtroom drama written by a criminal defense lawyer. Junius Podrug is an international bestselling writer published in 28 countries.