{"product_id":"false-witness-9780062858955","title":"False Witness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon't miss the next Will Trent thriller, \u003cem\u003e This Is Why We Lied\u003c\/em\u003e, coming this August! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINSTANT \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"There's deception, sabotage, violence, family secrets . . . all the stuff you could want from a fictional page-turner.\"-- theSkimm \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended by \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e - theSkimm - GMA.com - Popsugar - Bustle - \u003cem\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eAugusta Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eSun-Sentinel\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eMystery and Suspense\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine - and more!\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe saw what you did. 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When she meets the accused face-to-face, she realizes that it's no coincidence that he's specifically asked for her to represent him. She knows him. And he knows her. More to the point, he may know what happened over twenty years ago, and why Leigh has spent two decades avoiding her past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAND TIME IS RUNNING OUT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly she has a lot more to lose than this case. The only person who can help is her younger, estranged sister Callie--the last person Leigh would ever want to drag into this after all they've been through. But with the life-shattering truth in danger of being revealed, she has no choice...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A high-stakes thriller . . . 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