When the COVID-19 pandemic hits Atlanta, Leigh is assigned to defend a wealthy man accused of a monstrous crime. As she digs into the case, she realizes that her client is connected to a trauma the sisters thought they had escaped. To save her client—and herself—Leigh must confront a predator from the past. The problem? Confronting him means revealing a secret that could destroy her sister and send Leigh to prison for perjury (the "false witness" of the title).
Leigh Collier had spent twenty years building a life of polished surfaces. As a successful defense attorney in Atlanta, her world was defined by legal precedents and crisp suits, a far cry from the jagged edges of her childhood. But the past has a way of staying sharp, and Leigh’s meticulously crafted reality shattered when she walked into a high-stakes deposition. false witness karin slaughter pdf updated
: Set against the backdrop of the 2021 pandemic, the story weaves modern-day realism—masking, social distancing, and court delays—into a high-stakes legal thriller. This setting adds a layer of "hyper-realistic" tension that makes the past's return even more jarring. When the COVID-19 pandemic hits Atlanta, Leigh is
Unlike Slaughter’s Will Trent series, "False Witness" is a standalone novel, making it a perfect entry point for new readers. The problem