Read by John Bedford Lloyd

Home from Iraq, a lieutenant kills his commanding officer - was it self-
defense or premeditated murder? An enthralling novel of suspense about
the high cost of war and secrets

The McCarrans and the Gallaghers, two military families, have been
close for decades, ever since Anthony McCarran - now one of the army's
most distinguished generals - became best friends with Jack Gallagher,
a fellow West Pointer who was later killed in Vietnam. Now a new
generation of soldiers faces combat, and Lt. Brian McCarran, the general's
son, has returned from a harrowing tour in Iraq. Traumatized by wartime
experiences he will not reveal, Brian depends on his lifelong friendship
with Kate Gallagher, Jack's daughter, who is married to Brian's commanding
officer in Iraq, Capt. Joe D'Abruzzo. But since coming home, D'Abruzzo
also seems changed by the experiences he and Brian shared - he's become
secretive and remote.

Tragedy strikes when Brian shoots and kills D'Abruzzo on their army post
in Virginia. Brian pleads self-defense, claiming that D'Abruzzo, a black-
belt martial artist, came to his quarters, accused him of interfering with
his marriage, and attacked him. Kate supports Brian and says that her
husband had become violent and abusive. But Brian and Kate have secrets
of their own, and now Capt. Paul Terry, one of the army's most accomplished
young lawyers, will defend Brian in a high-profile court-martial. Terry's
co-counsel is Meg McCarran, Brian's sister, a brilliant and beautiful
attorney who insists on leaving her practice in San Francisco to help save
her brother. Before the case is over, Terry will become deeply entwined with
Meg and the McCarrans - and learn that families, like war, can break the
sturdiest of souls.

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