Hugh Freyl is a blind lawyer, scion of Springfield, Illinois' most influential family. He recounts this story from the grave.
David Marion is Hugh's protégé and a young convicted killer from the wrong side of the tracks whose release from prison Hugh has orchestrated. David now stands accused of Hugh's brutal murder, and no one from Hugh's powerful inner circle will stand up for his innocence. They have long resented Hugh's attentions to David, and with his criminal past, David is both a likely killer and the perfect scapegoat for their misdoings. Or is he?
Set against a web of financial conspiracy and political corruption, 'Bleedout' is an extraordinarily gripping and suspenseful page-turner by Whitbread Award-winner Joan Brady ('Theory Of War'). Charged with insights into loyalty, betrayal and jealousy so stark that they force us to question not only the characters, but also how we judge others guilty and ourselves innocent, this multi-layered novel confirms Brady's outstanding literary reputation and will rank her alongside Grisham, Turow and Carter as one of the very best of contemporary thriller writers.
