"Amanda Armbruster was the darling of the country club set. Long, lithe, and lovely, she was the queen of many hearts. Her brutal murder ignites a firestorm of public passion. Even before a jury can be seated, a lynch mob is forming for Amanda's husband, Ted. If his lawyer gets to wear the same necktie." "Every rock Edwards turns over in building a defense hides something dark, slimy and full of teeth. Money, power, and prestige are threatened and are threatening in return. The high and mighty will stop at nothing to keep their secrets hidden.

On the golf course, over the card table, and in the halls of justice, everybody is trying to improve their lie. Presiding at trial sits Judge Alexandra Kingsdale. Years earlier she tossed Edwards aside. Yet, she treats him as if it were his doing. He can expect no help from the bench." "As the evidence mounts before a packed court room time is running out on the defense. Unless Edwards can decode Amanda's final enigma "The cats went to the dogs," he and his client will be thrown to the wolves. A lifetime 18 handicapper, Edwards will have to be a scratch lawyer if his client is to have any chance.

"--BOOK JACKET.