Shadow of a Doubt

“A FLESH-AND-BLOOD NOVEL THAT INCLUDES ALL THE DRAMATIC ELEMENTS—LOVE, HATE, LUST, GREED, GOOD VERSUS EVIL…COMPELLING.”

—Philadelphia Inquirer

Detroit attorney and former alcoholic Charley Sloan lost his practice, his wife, and his fortune to booze. A chance at a comeback arrives in his former lover, Robin Harwell. She’s now the desperate widow of a multimillionaire—and stepmother of the teenage girl charged with his brutal murder.

“A LEGAL MUST READ.”

—Detroit News Damned by forensic evidence, witness testimony, a history of mental problems, and by her own confession, young Angel’s defense will be hard coming—and believing in her innocence could come at a price far more personal than he ever feared.

“A WINNER!”

—Minneapolis Star Tribune

As the media descends, Charley finds himself shadowed by rivals determined to destroy him, trapped in the seductive grip of a never-forgotten love affair, and plunged in a dark morass of terrible lies, bitter secrets, and unforgiving family ties…

“Coughlin’s spellbinding grasp of the courtroom held me on the edge of my seat until the last page.”

—William J. Caunitz, author of One Police Plaza