The Alibi

Hammond Cross works as Special Assistant County Solicitor in South Carolina, where that title means a prosecutor. Born into a wealthy Charleston family, he has turned his back on the comfort and privilege that came with it. He could have earned far more in criminal defense, but he chose public service instead. He wants higher office, though not purely for political gain. In court he is relentless, and he takes pride in putting criminals behind bars.

Then his carefully ordered life tilts. A night away with a mysterious woman, which he took for a chance encounter, makes him the unwitting alibi for a man accused of murder. That woman soon becomes the prime suspect in the most important case of Hammond's career. A conviction would secure the top job when the current County Solicitor retires. A loss would leave him answerable to many people, himself most of all.

Admitting his own part in the matter would ruin him, and losing is unthinkable. Winning, however, would mean giving up the woman he has come to love.