Steve Asher spends his summer learning more about the judicial
system than he ever wanted to know, being the only one who believes
in Elena Thompson's innocence on a jury of seven other men and four
women. But two weeks later, after the murder trial is dismissed
because of his not-guilty vote, a letter arrives from Elena thanking
him.
Questioning his motives and unwilling to listen to his better
judgment, Asher sets out to prove to himself, and everyone else,
that he'd made the right decision. But the citizens of the small
seaside town where Elena lives will go to any lengths to prove him
wrong. Including murder.
