The police say the woman was a murderer. Emilie Wesley knows they can't be talking about her client . . . can they?
To the world it seems obvious: Kaylene Adams killed her daughter and then was shot by police. Attorney Emilie Wesley knows a different story: Kaylene would never hurt anyone and was looking for a way out of a controlling, abusive relationship. Her death shakes Emilie's belief that she can make a difference for women in violent marriages. Self-doubt plagues her as she struggles to continue her work in the wake of the tragedy.
Reid Billings thought he knew his sister-right up until he learned how she died. He discovers a letter from Kaylene begging him to fight for custody of her daughters if anything should happen to her. No attorney in her right mind would support an uncle instead of the father in a custody case, but Kaylene's letter claims Emilie Wesley will help him.
Thrown together in a race to save Kaylene's surviving daughter, Emily and Reid pursue the constantly evasive truth. If they can hang on to hope together, can they save a young girl-and find a future for themselves in the process?
My Thoughts:
Imperfect Justice
by new to me author Cara Putman was a legal suspense thriller that was a fast
paced read with a sense of unease from the very beginning. Emilie is an attorney who works with abused
women and children. Her latest client, Kaylene, ends up in the news and is
shown as guilty of a horrendous crime. Emilie does not believe that Kaylene
would have been capable of said crime nor does her brother Reid Billings.
Emilie and Reid decide to work together to uncover what exactly his sister was
hiding, why she gave up hope, and what exactly did her abusive husband do to
her.
There are other threads in this story that are just as
important and one in particular had me on the edge of my seat as much as
the main story arc did. Throw in a slow building romance, great friendships, and
some interesting jobs, more than one mystery and suspense and you have a recipe
for an all-night read.
I received a copy of this novel for free. I was not required
to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.
About the Author:
Cara Putman is the author of more than 25 legal thrillers, historical romances, and romantic suspense novels. She has won or been a finalist for honors including the ACFW Book of the Year and the Christian Retailing's BEST Award. Cara graduated high school at 16, college at 20, completed her law degree at 27, and recently received her MBA. She is a practicing attorney, teaches undergraduate and graduate law courses at a Big Ten business school, and is a homeschooling mom of four. She lives with her husband and children in Indiana.
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