The Accused : A Kansas City Legal Thriller 9

A Murder Trial. A Fractured Family. A Case She Can’t Afford to Lose. Harper Ross faces her toughest challenge yet when her associate, Damien, is arrested for the murder of his birth father. Convinced of his innocence, Harper delves into the case, only to uncover shocking secrets from Damien's past that threaten the very foundations of their partnership.  As the investigation unfolds, a tangled web of suspects emerges, each harboring a grudge against the victim. Damien’s father was a notorious figure with a history of sexual harassment, rape, and crooked business dealings. With so many potential culprits, Harper must race against time to identify the real killer and clear Damien's name. Amidst the chaos, Harper's personal life is also thrown into disarray as her tween daughters act out, and her relationship with her longtime beau hits the rocks. Balancing her roles as a mother, partner and defense attorney, can Harper find the strength and determination to solve the case and keep her family together?In this ninth installment of the Kansas City Legal Thrillers series, Rachel Sinclair delivers a gripping tale of loyalty, betrayal and the lengths one woman will go to save her partner and friend. _______________________________________________________Praise for the Kansas City Legal Thrillers series: ? ? ? ? ? An excellent mystery. ? ? ? ? ? This book will keep your interest from beginning to end. ? ? ? ? ? Loved the book!? ? ? ? ? Exciting and suspenseful until the end. ? ? ? ? ? I just could not put this book down. ? ? ? ? ? Thrilling start to finish. ? ? ? ? ? An excellent mystery. ? ? ? ? ? This book will keep your interest from beginning to end. ? ? ? ? ? Loved the book! ? ? ? ? ? Exciting and suspenseful until the end. ? ? ? ? ? I just could not put this book down. ? ? ? ? ? Thrilling start to finish. 

Damien is in serious trouble, as he has been accused of murdering his birth father, Josh Roland. Harper must defend him, as he fights for his life.Harper must defend Damien, who has been arrested for the murder of his birth father, Josh Roland. Harper knows that Damien didn''t do it. He couldn''t do it. Yet his past comes to haunt him, as Harper finds out things about Damien that she never knew.The victim, Josh Roland, was, for many years, a bastard. He sexually harassed most of his female employees and was a serial rapist. He was also involved with many shady and crooked financial deals that broke the many contractors who had the misfortune of dealing with him. In short, there were many, many people who wanted this man dead. So why was Damien made the prime target of the investigation? The answer to this question stuns Harper and causes her to question everything about what she thought she knew about her law partner.In the meantime, her tween daughters are giving her fits - even Abby has been acting out lately. They''re 13, at the most awkward age imaginable, and Harper is at the end of her rope with them. Throw in some romantic troubles with her longtime beau, Axel, and you have one seriously frazzled lawyer. She keeps it together, Harper-style, which means that her life is perpetually a mess, but she always fights her way out.With the twists and turns that you''ve come to expect in a Harper Ross/Damien Harrington legal thriller, The Accused is not to be missed!Jackson County Legal ThrillersBad Faith (Harper Ross)Justice Denied (Harper Ross)Hidden Defendant (Harper Ross)Injustice for All (Harper Ross)L.A. Defense (Harper Ross)The Associate (Damien Harrington)The Alibi (Damien Harrington)Reasonable Doubt (Damien Harrington)The Hate Crime (Damien Harrington)The Accused (Harper Ross)Secrets and Lies (Damien Harrington)Until Proven Guilty (Damien Harrington) Emerson Justice Legal ThrillersDark Justice Southern California Legal ThrillersPresumption of GuiltTrial by Jury