Readers of McTiernan's previous series, set in Ireland, may be surprised by the change of venue for this stand-alone novel. A young woman in Maine is taking leave of her law school program to join an Innocence Project at another university, where she seeks to join the efforts to free a falsely convicted man from death row. But while she quickly establishes herself as an insightful legal mind, her real goal is to call the innocence in question. She thinks the man was responsible for a crime that affected

I enjoyed reading this book, but it required a serious suspension of disbelief. The plot is a high-wire act. It's a testament to the author's skill that it actually works at all.

I was able to read this book as an ARC from Netgalley. This legal thriller has a really interesting premise- what if a lawyer was trying to sink her own client? Hannah Rokeby sets out to join the Innocence Project at UVA under the guise of another optimistic legal student working to free someone from prison. She is motivated by a terrible secret from her mother’s past that she discovered in her mother’s diary. The book goes back and forth between the 1990’s and 2019. I also liked reading about what the secrets were from the past as Hannah must’ve when she found the diary. The end got a little rushed, with lots of key details coming quickly. But it was an interesting plot, and I would read another book about Hannah and what she is up to now.

A love a sneaky main character! This was a nicely paced mystery with some twists but not eye-rolling twists, Very enjoyable. Would like to see more from these characters!

A completely different kind of mystery from McTiernan’s Cormac Reilly series, which I gobble up, readers will be transfixed following a law student who becomes involved with a project to prove the innocence of a convicted murderer. While her own motives unfurl, her mother’s story is told in diary excerpts. Using her legal background to good effect, McTiernan’s pace never lags. A nuanced story with a tough, steely protagonist. One to be savored.

I love, love, love adult mystery/thrillers that I can recommend to my high school students. They will eat up this tale of delicious revenge gone wrong. The pacing is solid, the main character is developed well (supporting characters could use a bit more depth), and the ending is a terrific twist.

If you're looking for an excellent fast paced book about revenge, this is the book for you! I got into the story really quick and finished it within a day because I just had to know what happened next. The book is filled with twists and turns and a couple things that I did not see coming! All in all a great fast-paced thriller/mystery/revenge tale all rolled into one. Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this Arc in exchange for a honest review.

Wow! Great book! This book was indeed a great murder mystery! It had suspense , intrigue, and so so many twists and turns! The storyline was just amazing! They really did great investigative work! It had me on the edge of my seat the entire time! I really liked this book! One of my top favorites this year! I highly recommend reading this one! Its well worth reading! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

Classic diabolical revenge story. I absolutely enjoyed this calculating story of fighting back against the system from the inside. The story was magically we’ve together with a dynamic main character. I really really enjoyed it.