Meet Mike Daley. Ex-priest. Ex-public defender. Ex-husband. And, as of yesterday, ex-partner at Simpson & Gates, one of San Francisco's prominent law firms. Setting up a private practice on the wrong side of town, it isn't long before Daley has his first client. Unfortunately, this turns out to be his best friend and former colleague who has just been charged with a brutal double murder. Daley finds himself instantly catapulted into a high-profile case involving the prestigious law firm that has just fired him.
The victims are one of Simpson & Gates's most powerful partners and a beautiful young associate. There's a suicide note on the partner's computer, but neither the police nor the ambitious district attorney believe it's authentic - and they think the man they've arrested is the killer. It's up to Mike Daley to prove them wrong . . .
