Devil's Hand

<b>For fans of the new <i>Matlock</i> reboot, a legal thriller featuring an idealistic young lawyer who believes her bruised and abused client . . . even after discovering that client is keeping secrets that are beyond belief.</b> <p/>Attorney Jessica Fischer is back, and this time she feels good about helping her client. Susan Wolan is the wife of a county commissioner and the victim of domestic violence. Jessica knows the abuse happened--she's seen the handprints on Susan's body. But she also suspects her client is holding something back from her. What is it--and can she help save Susan from her powerful and connected abuser without damaging her own career? <p/> As if all this weren't enough, Jessica is simultaneously forced to deal with her estranged father, who has just come back into her life with secrets of his own. After a fall lands him in the emergency room, Jessica realizes that he and her paralegal, Diane--a person she depends on to keep her sane--might be falling for each other. She wonders if she'll be able to stop herself from falling . . . apart.