Title: Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Series: Keera Duggan #2
Author: Robert Dugoni
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Release Date: October 22, 2024
A master manipulator accused of murder. An attorney sworn to defend her. Keera Duggan returns in a riveting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni.
When Jenna Bernstein, disgraced wunderkind CEO of a controversial biotech company, is accused of murdering her former partner and lover, she turns to Seattle attorney Keera Duggan to defend her. Keera is more than a master chess player who brings her intuitive moves into court—she’s Jenna’s childhood friend. But considering their history, Keera knows that where Jenna goes, trouble follows.
Three years earlier, Keera’s father successfully defended Jenna when she was tried for the killing of her company’s chief medical scientist who threatened to go public with allegations of corporate fraud. Keera knows Jenna too well. When she was a kid, Keera saw Jenna for what she a manipulative and frighteningly controlling sociopath. Now, with only circumstantial evidence against Jenna, Keera is willing to bury any trepidation she might have to defend a woman she believes, this time, to be innocent.
As the investigation gets underway and disturbing questions arise, Keera puts her trust in a client who swears nothing but the truth. If this is all just another devious game, Keera might be working to set a murderer free.
Gripping courtroom thriller!
This is the second book in the Keera Duggan series.
Keera is now working as a defense attorney, having previously been pushed out of the prosecutor's office by her former boss and lover. She now works for her family’s defense law firm, which is still struggling financially, though it's doing a bit better after Keera’s recent win.
When Jenna Bernstein, the CEO of a biotech company, is accused of murder, she asks for Patsy Duggan to defend her once again. Jenna was previously accused of murdering a chief medical scientist a few years back, and at that time, Patsy defended her. However, Patsy is no longer taking cases as first chair—he’s focusing on his struggle with alcoholism. So, it’s up to Keera to decide whether to take the case and defend Jenna.
Keera is unsure whether she wants to take it. She’s known Jenna since they were kids and believes Jenna to be a sociopath, possibly even a psychopath.
Another great addition to the series! The courtroom scenes were thrilling, and Keera’s strategic approach—especially how she applies her knowledge of chess to her cases—was captivating.
The narration by Saskia Maarleveld, as always, is flawless.
Cliffhanger: No
4/5 Fangs
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