The Truth of it All is a winner on every level-hot button issues, moral dilemmas, believable characters, everything that makes a legal thriller work. “Gwen Florio is the real deal, a terrific writer with a unique and powerful style of her own. “Florio invests her characters with humanity, along with touches of humility.” “A solid murder thriller, with some good twists, and a solid story, keep you engaged throughout the novel.” “Florio skillfully merges an emotional domestic story with an engrossing legal thriller.” Fans of John Lescroart’s Dismas Hardy series will be pleased.” A denouement straight out of a horror flick.” Someone close to her is harboring a dark secret they are desperate to protect-even if that means silencing Julia once and for all. Just as Julia begins to uncover the ways the system is shockingly stacked against those on the fringes of society, she makes an even more damning discovery. With the help of Duck Creek’s homeless community and her old friend, Sheriff’s Deputy Wayne Peterson, she launches her investigation-but then the anonymous threats start pouring in. Julia can’t shake the suspicion that the murder, and the subsequent killing of a homeless woman, is linked to the death of a state legislator who had been crusading for political reform. And to top things off, Julia’s boss removes her from the case, saying that she’s lost perspective, replacing her with an attorney who advises Ray to plead guilty. Then, her widowed mother-in-law, whose home Julia and her son Calvin share, announces her plans to re-marry, meaning they’ll have to find a new place to live.

First, she’s assigned an intern whose arrogance is insufferable. But Julia’s professional and personal challenges are mounting. Public defender Julia Geary’s star is rising, and now she’s got her first murder case defending local denizen Ray Belmar in the death of a homeless man.

Searing social commentary meets chilling suspense as public defender Julia Geary takes a case destined to rock her small town to the core, for fans of John Lescroart.

Measure Twice by J.J. Hensley