Necessity

A defense attorney faces the toughest case of his career: representing a man who has admitted to murdering the president . . . When Joseph Antonelli, who has never lost a case, takes on the most shocking client of his career, he is unprepared for the depths of trouble he's about to get into. A senator has confessed to stabbing the president of the United States to death but has invoked the "e;Law of Necessity,"e; which states that a crime is justified if it serves the greater good. As the nation is gripped by the trial of the century, Antonelli must try a case with all eyes on him and his own life on the line in this riveting read from a bestselling Edgar Award nominee. "e;Highly recommended for lovers of legal and political thrillers."e; -Library Journal (starred review)Praise for D. W. Buffa"e;Buffa is one of a kind."e; San Jose Mercury News"e;A whopper of a reveal."e; Booklist