Bear Is Broken / Lachlan Smith / 241 pages

Monkey Boy's family was shattered when he was ten and his brother, Teddy, was twenty-two.  His mother was murdered and his father was incarcerated for the deed.  His brother has become one of the most sought after criminal defense lawyers in northern California and Leo Maxwell himself has just gotten his law degree,  His brother, Teddy, is shot in the head in a local restaurant while Leo watches in horror.  His brother is in a coma and has a very slim chance of recovery.  Leo takes over Teddy's pending cases, while investigating the assault on his brother.  Is it possible that the attack relates to his mother's slaying years ago?  This engaging read has multiple twists and turns in both plot and characters, and ends realistically.