Publisher's Synopsis
Young, beautiful and poor Jeri Martinelli is charged with murdering her two-year-old daughter. She is being represented by a bumbling public defender. Enter Ricky Burns, top rate private investigator. He's burnt out and plans to leave his houseboat in Miami to return to his family in New York. Then Jeri's mother knocks on his houseboat door, pleading for help. Even with his life in shambles, Ricky agrees to look into the case. What follows is a tale of twists and turns with revelations so shocking, not even the most hardened detectives could have foreseen.
