The heart-stopping story of an evil conspiracy at the heart of the American legal system . . .
In the ornately galleried corridors of the United State Supreme Court, Chief Judge Ramsey presides over the war of words that will affect the lives of every citizen in the country. Here lies the power base of the American legal process; also the final court of appeal for every man and woman who feel they have been denied justice.
Four hundred miles north of Washington DC, in a stark military prison, a convicted murderer is ready to exercise that constitutional right. But his appeal will never reach the Justices. And very soon three more innocent people will die . . .
As a young conscripted soldier, Rufus Harms was jailed for the brutal killing of a schoolgirl. Yet, after twenty-five hard years of incarceration, a stray letter from the US Army reveals new facts about the night of the murder - and the evil secret shared by some of Washington's most powerful men. Fearful for his life, Harms seizes his one chance to escape. But within hours two lawyers and a Supreme Court clerk have been hunted down and eliminated. The only people who knew about the appeal . . .
As the unknown assassins close in on Harms, ex-cop turned criminal attorney John Fiske is drawn into the web. His younger brother is already a victim, the woman he loves is under threat. For the truth and the chance of a future, he will never give up the fight. But for both men time is already running out. Their enemy is buried deep within the system and completely ruthless when protecting the truth . . .
