Introduction

In this electrifying psychological thriller, a high-powered sociopath meets his reckoning when he’s accused of the brutal murder of his mistress.

Did he kill Charlie Doyle? And if he didn’t…who did?

Peter Caine, a cutthroat Manhattan defense attorney, worked ruthlessly to become the best at his job. On the surface, he is charming and handsome, but inside he is cold and heartless. He fights without remorse to acquit murderers, pedophiles and rapists.

When Charlie Doyle, the daughter of the Manhattan DA—and Peter’s former lover—is murdered, Peter’s world is quickly sent into a tailspin. He becomes the prime suspect as the DA, a professional enemy of Peter’s, embarks on a witch hunt to avenge his daughter’s death, stopping at nothing to ensure Peter is found guilty of the murder.

In the challenge of his career and his life, Peter races against the clock to prove his innocence. As the evidence mounts against him, he’s forced to begin unraveling his own dark web of lies and confront the sins of his past. But the truth of who killed Charlie Doyle is more twisted and sinister than anyone could have imagined…

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1.) Peter Caine is a flawed individual—having been neglected as a child, he seeks fame and success to make up for his insecurities. Marcus Rhodes takes advantage of his needs and weaknesses and molds him into a protégé. We can see Peter slipping from decency to immorality within his career, and it then spreads to the rest of his life. Do you believe he could bring himself back from the dark side? Can a person truly change?

2.) What do you think Juliette’s motivation was to stay with Peter and try to help him return to the person he used to be? Would she have been better off just leaving him?

3.) Peter Caine is a criminal defense attorney, a job that is often associated with evil, immorality and greed. How do you feel about criminal defense attorneys? About the justice system as a whole?

4.) Peter wants desperately to be revered and to fit in with a high society crowd in order to help him escape a past of misery. Is he really just a little boy looking to be loved? Can we as humans, all relate to the struggle to fit in?

5.) In end we discover that Peter is in fact innocent of Charlie’s murder, but does that mean he can be forgiven for all the other misdeeds he has done?

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