DOUBT IN THE 2ND DEGREE

In Chicago, some neighborhoods explode in gunfire and others in gentrification&mdash,but the real money built the skyline alongside sparkling blue Lake Michigan. In one such luxury high-rise, auto-parts heiress Jackie Whitney has been bludgeoned to death, her body found neatly wrapped and tucked away on a closet shelf. Jules Landau has been hired by the public defender to get her client off the hook. The police are convinced they&rsquo,ve got their killer, but Jules isn&rsquo,t so sure. The lawyer doesn&rsquo,t care who killed Jackie Whitney. She just wants to stir up a reasonable doubt . . . but there&rsquo,s nothing reasonable about this case.  , While balancing a relationship with a sexy baker who keeps unholy hours&mdash,and dodging a crooked cop who wants to break his bones&mdash,Jules digs deeper into Jackie&rsquo,s final days. Soon he unravels a web of friendships, affairs, and money, all connected to an unlikely site for a murderous conspiracy. How can a single building hide so many secrets? For Jules, justice isn&rsquo,t only about the presumption of innocence. It&rsquo,s about the truth, and stopping a killer who will no doubt strike again._,