Central Park West

Nora Carleton has spent years building a case against a powerful New York mobster. She finally has a star witness whose testimony will lock the defendant away for good. But the courtroom is an unpredictable place, and when a disgraced former governor is found murdered in his penthouse apartment, the fallout threatens to blow the case wide open. As the witness's testimony concludes, a note is passed to the prosecution offering information about the assassination. It is enough to send Nora into a high-stakes investigation of conspiracy, corruption, and danger. Desperate to stop the mobster walking free, she has to investigate the darker side of the city to find out how everything connects. The more she uncovers, the deeper the corruption runs. And Nora knows better than most that the truth is a fragile thing, especially in court. James Comey spent thirty years in federal law enforcement, including years in Manhattan as a mob prosecutor and later as the chief federal prosecutor. That experience gives this novel its authenticity. The courtroom scenes feel real because the man who wrote them has stood in those rooms. The plot moves like a train, as Ian Rankin put it, and the twists are earned. This is the first book in the Nora Carleton series, and it was a national bestseller. For readers who enjoy legal thrillers with an insider's eye for detail, this is a debut that delivers.