Authors: William Bernhardt
ISBN-13: 9780345428110, ISBN-10: 0345428110
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Date Published: November 1999
Edition: (Non-applicable)
William Bernhardt is the author of many novels, including Primary Justice, Murder One, Criminal Intent, Death Row, Hate Crime, Dark Eye, Capitol Murder, and Capitol Threat. He has twice won the Oklahoma Book Award for Best Fiction, and in 2000 he was presented the H. Louise Cobb Distinguished Author Award “in recognition of an outstanding body of work in which we understand ourselves and American society at large.” A former trial attorney, Bernhardt has received several awards for his public service.
Thirtysomething lawyer Megan McGee is facing a quiet Christmas with her bulldog when Bonnie Cantrell, a battered wife, comes looking for legal protection from her violent ex-cop husband, Carl. In a recent bout of rage, Carl vowed to kill their seven-year-old son, Tommy, rather than be separated from the boy. It's no idle threat, eitheras Bonnie assures Megan: "He's tried before."
And when Tommy's school unwittingly allows him to leave with his father, Carl gets his chance to try again. Now, with the town all but shut down for the holiday, Megan races against timeand terrorto keep Carl's Christmas Eve jaunt from turning into a slay ride.
Loaded with suspense and surprise, by the time you come to the end, you will find yourself crying for joy and vowing that miracles still do happen.