Trying to save his vineyard after years of drought, Hennessy returns to practice within the city he walked away from after the murder of his ten-year-old son—Charleston, South Carolina.
When considered one of South Carolina’s most powerful men is charged with possessing stolen artwork, Hennessy steps forward to defend him. But as Hennessy digs into the evidence, as he navigates the truth, he finds that the criminal charges are just the start in their problems…
Despite his full workload, Hennessy takes at the defense of a young woman charged with stabbing her ex-boyfriend in a violent rage. As he prepares for the trial, Hennessy discovers there’s more to the case than is presented by the prosecution…
As the cases twist and turn, Hennessy fights to end up that both clients are innocent. But to expose the truth, Hennessy will have to take one of the crucial dangerous risks of his life.
Can he make certain that justice triumphs? Or will the cases send him to an early grave?
The Southern Lawyer is the first book in an epic new legal thriller series!
