<p>Elliot has everything: A successful medical practice, New York City townhouse, beautiful wife and family, and a powerful, independent mistress. Ted, Elliot&rsquo;s close, long-time friend, relishes his booming law practice, beautiful wife, fast car, and his sexual dynamo of a mistress. Both competitive to a fault, Elliot and Ted don&rsquo;t realize that their long nights of erotic exploits transpire with the same woman, Lindsey. That all changes the day she is murdered. Evidence points to Elliot&rsquo;s culpability and Ted gallantly defends his friend in a vicious courtroom battle. But as Elliot&rsquo;s sordid affair airs in court and the nightly news, observers begin to suspect that he&rsquo;s taking the fall for someone else. Sex, murder, deception and betrayal. Will justice be served&mdash;and to whom?</p><p>&ldquo;A courtroom thriller depicts a friendly rivalry turned deadly.</p><p>Elliot Barrett&rsquo;s life is an enviable one. He&rsquo;s a prestigious physician with a thriving practice, a well-appointed home in New York City, a devoted wife, and two loving children. He risks it all when he becomes romantically involved with Lindsey Anderson, the seductive daughter of a patient. When she turns up dead, the police immediately blame Elliot. There is incontrovertible evidence placing him in her apartment and damning if circumstantial evidence suggestive of a sexual affair. Elliot decides to deny the tryst and enlists the help of his best friend, Ted Lapoltsky, a successful lawyer, to defend him. Unbeknownst to Elliot, Ted also had an affair with Lindsey and wanted to leave his wife for her, a design she squarely rejected. Ted and Lindsey had become locked in a passionate argument about it, and when she revealed she was also seeing Elliot, Ted grabbed her in a jealous fury, causing her to hit her head and sink into unconsciousness.&nbsp; While Ted defends Elliot, he&rsquo;s careful to avoid even a hint of self-incrimination. He also revels in the opportunity to see his prudishly judgmental rival publicly disgraced.</p><p>A captivating legal thriller that&rsquo;s impressively unpredictable.&rdquo;</p><p>&mdash;<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;Spellbinding&hellip; A tight, cinematic, onrushing narrative&hellip; The novel has the simmering heat of <em>9 &frac12; Weeks</em> and the excruciating, white-knuckle legal machinations of Scott Turow&rsquo;s best works.&rdquo; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&mdash;M.J. Moore, <em>Neworld Review</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;I loved <em>Nemesis</em>&hellip; The setup of the two lifelong friends is marvelous, and the trial scenes especially good. The plot moves along beautifully&mdash;full of large and small surprises&mdash;and even the minor characters are deftly drawn. Lindsey is an exquisite creation&hellip; Bravo and bravo.&rdquo;</p><p>&mdash;Jay Neugeboren, award-winning author of <em>The Stolen Jew</em> and<em> Imagining Robert</em></p>