The Wild Man of New York stands accused of stabbing a little girl. With witnesses to his horrendous crime and conclusive forensic evidence only his lawyer, Sybylla Muldoon, believes that his guilt may not be beyond a resonable doubt.
Preparing the case for trial, Sybylla uncovers one coincidence too many. Evidence of a far greater crime emerges, one that the Wild Man could never have committed. A conspiracy that leads to the summit of the American legal system - involving a man Sybylla could love but cannot trust - and to the heart of her own family history . . .
