'The plot goes like a train . . . vivid and compelling' Ian Rankin One chance to crack the case.

A million ways to lose. Federal prosecutor Nora Carleton has spent years building a case against a powerful New York mobster.

She finally has a star witness whose testimony will lock the defendant away for good. But the courtroom is an unpredictable place.

While the killing of a disgraced former governor appears unconnected to the trial, the fallout from his death means a guilty verdict hangs in the balance.

Desperate to stop the mobster walking free, Nora investigates the darker side of the city to find out how everything connects. The more she uncovers, the deeper the corruption runs. And Nora knows better than most that the truth is a fragile thing - especially in court.