El favor

For the first time, Dave Gurney is investigating a murder that has already been solved and tried in court, apparently flawlessly. Pushed to the limit and accused of murder, Gurney must face his greatest adversary to solve a mystery that is ending his world. Ziko Slade, a global tennis superstar, is serving twenty years in prison for the grisly murder of petty criminal Lenny Lerman. The facts of the case, and Slade's checkered past, seem indisputable. What begins as a cursory review of the case by Dave Gurney as a special favor to a friend of his wife's soon turns into something much more complicated. When Gurney's involvement threatens to expose a nest of vipers of corruption, he finds himself framed for murder and hunted by tabloid media, a ruthless district attorney, and a ruthless killer. As he avoids the law and tries to solve the case to save his reputation, Gurney grapples with the idea that his relentless need for police work is costing him more than the brilliant detective ever suspected.