A young lawyer, fresh out of law school, defends her uncle on a murder charge. A strong-willed, independent woman in a man's world, she is driven by liberal ideals, fueled by her father's execution by the state of Texas when she was a young girl. But as she digs deeper into her uncle's case, she discovers that he might not only be guilty of the crime, he may also be a serial killer.

Author Biography

Mike Farris is an attorney-at-law with Vincent Lopez Serafino Jenevein P.C., whose practice includes complex commercial litigation as well as entertainment law, focusing on the movie and publishing industries. He is the 2009 Chair of the Dallas Bar's Sports & Entertainment Law Section. Mike and his wife Susan man Farris Literary Agency, Inc., in Dallas, Texas. As an agent, Mike placed several award-winning novels for publication, including Balaam Gimble's Gumption by Mike Nichols, winner of the 2004 Texas Institute of Letters John Bloom Humor Award, and Dreams to Dust: A Tale of the Oklahoma Land Rush by Sheldon Russell, winner of the 2006 Langum Prize for Excellence in American Historical Fiction. Author website at http: //sites.google.com/site/michaelfarrisnet/Home Savant publications include Kanaka Blues (2010), Manifest Intent (2010).