#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Michael Brock is billing the hours,
making the money, rushing relentlessly to the top of Drake & Sweeney, a
giant D.C. law firm. One step away from partnership, Michael has it all.
Then, in an instant, it all comes undone.
A homeless man takes nine lawyers hostage in the firm's plush offices.
When it is all over, the man's blood is splattered on Michael's
face--and suddenly Michael is willing to do the unthinkable.
Rediscovering a conscience he lost long ago, Michael is leaving the big
time for the streets where his attacker once lived--and where society's
powerless need an advocate for justice.
But there's one break Michael can't make: from a secret that has floated
up from the depths of Drake & Sweeney, from a confidential file that is
now in Michael's hands, and from a conspiracy that has already taken
lives. Now Michael's former partners are about to become his bitter
enemies. Because to them, Michael Brock is the most dangerous man on the
streets.