Kirjahaku

Graham Gowan is a new lawyer, starting in a prestigious, criminal defence firm. His first client is Edward Boyd, a rounder for a powerful organized crime family. Boyd tells Graham that he is being held in separate custody and labelled mentally unfit, to keep Boyd from exposing a conspiracy involving rogue police officers and international human traffickers. Graham follows the evidence to confirm Boyd's story, but Graham feels suppressed by his sister, a tax lawyer who falls in love with another junior lawyer at Graham's firm, and by his mother, who is worried that Graham is out of control. Graham must make a choice - either listen to Boyd and follow the evidence, or play it safe and dismiss the client as too crazy to be believed.

Barin Connery has a reputation as a lawyer who plea bargains early for a quick retainer fee, like the "dump truck lawyers" who patrol the halls of Toronto's criminal court looking for easy work. Now, the famous lawyer Thomas Hines needs a solution for the difficult case of Edward Boyd, a dangerous, mentally ill, repeat offender, charged with the attempted murder of a police officer. Hines refers the case to Barin, expecting him to bury it early with a plea bargain. But Barin has a complex past and decides to investigate. Barin follows the evidence and uncovers a web of murder and intrigue involving Toronto police officers and international human traffickers. Barin risks it all, including the lives of those most close to him.