The unmissable new standalone from the no.1 bestseller of The Good Turn.

First Rule: Make them like you.

Second Rule: Make them need you.

Third Rule: Make them pay.
They think I’m a young, idealistic law student, that I’m passionate about reforming a corrupt and brutal system.

They think I’m working hard to impress them.

They think I’m here to save an innocent man on death row.

They’re wrong. I’m going to bury him.

‘Diabolically clever, highly compelling and deeply moving. I loved The Murder Rule and did not want it to end.’ Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of The Force and The Border

‘Extraordinary. Haunting. An incredible thriller. I could not put this book down. Dervla McTiernan is a gifted writer with a very special way of telling a story. This is a heart stopping rollercoaster of a tale.’ Adrian McKinty, New York Times bestselling author of The Chain