"IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN."<br>--Minneapolis Star Tribune<br><br>Teddy Wendover is a hulking twenty-eight-year-old with the mind of a child. An accident at eight left him severely retarded. But did it turn him into a cold-blooded killer?<br><br>Someone has bludgeoned Oregon congressman Harry Knecht to death. Knecht was the man who organized the ill-fated field trip that led to Teddy's injury.<br><br>Two more murders convince defense attorney Barbara Holloway that there's a broader circle of guilt. Before staging a dramatic courtroom performance, she must sift through dead ends, hearsay, and veiled clues--only to discover that truth is more dangerous than speculation . . . .<br><br>"AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS."<br>--Los Angeles Times Book Review<br><br>"AN ACTION-FILLED THRILLER . . . [with] suspense, action, and tough, intelligent characters."<br>--Booklist<br><br>"EXCELLENT."<br>--Chicago Tribune<br><br><br><i>From the Paperback edition.</i>