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Review No one is above the law."A great thriller: breakneck pacing, electrifying courtroom scenes, and a cast of richly crafted characters."--People"A well-paced legal thriller...one of the best in this flourishing genre to come along in a while."--The Washington Post Book World"Begin [Guilt] over a weekend...if you start during the work week, you will be up very very late, and your pleasure will be tainted with, well, guilt."--The Philadelphia InquirerFrom the Paperback edition. Product Description Influential San Francisco attorney Mark Dooher--affluent, powerful, totally in control--is used to getting what he wants. When he meets a beautiful young attorney who is also naive and malleable, he decides he wants her, too. But Mark Dooher is a married man, and as legal counsel for San Francisco's Archdiocese, divorce is not exactly on his agenda.Then Dooher's wife is murdered, and he becomes a suspect in the case. Even then, there's no cause for alarm. The woman he wants is close by his side. His best friend, the ever-loyal Wes Farrell, is his defense lawyer. And his own client, the Catholic Church, is in his pocket. Nothing--no past crimes, current scandals, or future desires--is going to stop him. Except, perhaps, the truth. From the Inside Flap San Francisco attorney Mark Dooher--affluent, powerful, totally in control--is used to getting what he wants. When he meets a beautiful young attorney who is also naive and malleable, he decides he wants her, too. But Mark Dooher is a married man, and as legal counsel for San Francisco's Archdiocese, divorce is not exactly on his agenda.Then Dooher's wife is murdered, and he becomes a suspect in the case. Even then, there's no cause for alarm. The woman he wants is close by his side. His best friend, the ever-loyal Wes Farrell, is his defense lawyer. And his own client, the Catholic Church, is in his pocket. Nothing--no past crimes, current scandals, or future desires--is going to stop him. Except, p