Blood Money / James Grippando / 342 pages

Attorney Jack Swyteck ends up with a case not of his choosing.  Plot elements in this mystery are yanked right from the headlines, readers get a dose of how twisted the media can be and Jack and his fiancé Andie struggle with their at-odds careers and lives.  The accused murderess who is on trial for drowning her 3 year old daughter is not at all likeable.  In the end, the true murderer is found, a seamier side of civilization is exposed, and principles rule the day.  Grippando is a master storyteller.