"A Tragedy Unfolds...."

It was a perfect day for a ball game or at least that is what everyone thought until they heard several strange sounds and saw people running and others falling to the ground and realized what nightmare had come to their own town. For whatever reason, one of their own, a thirteen- year-old boy named Darren pulled out a rifle and shot six people. As the cops led him away, he never showed any sign of emotion.

This headline case will be one that will pull attorney Lind Field back into the world of criminal justice, as she becomes the district attorney willing to fight for Darren. However how can even an attorney fight for someone not willing to fight for themselves?

I'm a new reader to Bell's work and while this recent book could have almost been pulled from any paper across the country today, he did a superb job of putting a different twist on it. From page one to the end, I think most readers will feel that they will never look at a cut and dry case quite the same again. Fans of legal thrillers and Christian fiction fans alike will devour this book!

Reviewed by Shelby Bagby
Posted July 3, 2005

A parent's worst nightmare. A lawyer's biggest challenge. A young boy's life on the line. The unimaginable has happened. A thirteen-year-old boy has fired a rifle into a baseball game, killing several of the kids on the field. Parents are devastated. The townspeople are horrified. When public opinion swells to an enraged cry for justice, an ambitious deputy district attorney sees his opportunity— a sensational trial that will catapult him into the D.A.'s office in the upcoming election. There's just one obstacle: the boy's defense attorney, Lindy Field. To all appearances, the case is a slam-dunk. Convict the killer, make him pay. But it's not that simple. Lindy's young client is unwilling—or unable—to help Lindy defend him. And as the case progresses, it becomes clear that someone doesn't want the truth revealed. As Lindy delves into the haunted world of her client's torment, she finds a spiritual darkness that dredges up her own troubled past. And when dangerous forces close in around her, Lindy must fight for answers not only in the justice system, but in the very depths of her soul.