(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

Lieutenant Colonel Sean Drummond, a cocky US Army lawyer who’s not afraid to be blunt, finds himself up to his neck in a case he didn’t ask to take.
Five US soldiers, tasked with guarding Iraqi prisoners, stand accused of committing depraved atrocities against their charges. Drummond is assigned to defend one of them: a hardscrabble young woman who is either incredibly naïve or deceptively evil… and whose incriminating photos made the case an international scandal.
Drummond and his co-counsel, the fiercely antiwar Katherine Carlson, have a complicated and combative history, but they can’t afford to get distracted now. They must determine what drove five young patriots to fall so far to the dark side of human nature. As Drummond uncovers evidence that his client has been used as a pawn in a secret strategy involving torture, he realizes that he’s caught up in a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of government. Breaking down the US military’s formidable stonewalling could destabilize the government and put his life at risk—but Drummond’s not the type to back away from a good fight.

Another cracking novel by Brian Haig. This is the seventh book in the Sean Drummond series and, I have to say, they have not dropped in quality in the slightest.

In fact, I would almost say that they have gotten stronger in plot and character development. What Haig does so well with this story is to present Drummond & Carlson as a bit of a cliché - defender of the Army and strong anti-war crusader. But how these two characters develop over the course of this book is no cliché, let me tell you!

The other (deceptive) thing about this novel is the plot - what looks like being a bit of an open-and-shut case, it peppered with lots of twists and turns, dragging me further into the intriguing and intricate plot. That makes for a very satisfying read.

Definitely recommend this series. Great writing all the way through!


Paul
ARH

Sorry I was not able to read you book but it went to archive before I could get to it. Sorry once again.