Murder in a sleepy coastal town... Can attorney Spencer Dunn keep his head above water?

When beloved mayor turned state senator Carlton Osborn is found dead on his boat, the prime suspect is the only other person on board: his pregnant teenage girlfriend, Amber Vega.

Struggling to restore his self-confidence after a string of personal and professional losses, Spencer Dunn isn't eager to defend a young woman who is almost certainly guilty yet refuses to follow his legal advice. But once Spencer starts digging, he realizes this case isn't as simple as the police are making it out to be.

Spencer doesn't know the meaning of the word "quit," and he's willing to ruffle some feathers in his quest to uncover the truth. But in the course of unraveling the mystery of Osborn's murder, he's making some very powerful enemies...