Meet Naomi Nicholas and Ronan Cadogan for the first time.
Daughter of a free-fisted miner, Naomi overcomes the social odds and makes it as a barrister, believing she knows how ruthless men can be. Then she meets Ronan Cadogan QC, the most despised and feared barrister in England. They defend Gary Trevors, a weasel-faced career psychopath on a murder charge.
Woven into the fast-moving narrative is the tale of the old Northampton Town soccer hero, Jack Farnham, prematurely invalided out of the game, but now a revered sports writer and broadcaster and the only dependable man in Naomi's life. Tough, handsome, and rugged, but with an almost naive belief that justice will prevail, Jack faces the ultimate dilemma of assessing the cost of betrayal, balancing his hatred of Cadogan and Travors against his love for Naomi.
