Attorney Andy Carpenter visits convicted murderer Joey Desimone in prison, which Andy periodically does with clients whom he believes are innocent but whose cases he lost. After relating to Joey a story about how he took his dog Tara to visit a hospital patient and how well that visit went, Joey suggests Andy take Tara to visit Joey's elderly uncle Nick (who happens to have been a member of a mob run by Joey's father). Andy reluctantly does so, and the visit goes well. However, Nick says something intriguing amidst his more senile ramblings, which may indicate that he might know something that could prove Joey's innocence in two murders. By the next day, Nick is dead from an "accident." Andy doesn't believe in these kinds of coincidences and gets his team of investigators started reinvestigating the case, to see if they can get enough new information to get a retrial for Joey.As it unfolds, the case appears to have connections to a smuggling ring run by someone with an intent to do great harm to people in both South America and the US. The murders and attempted murders pile up and the surprises are unleashed by the handful. Rosenfelt's characters are eminently likeable (well, at least the good guys are): Andy's cocky attitude but smarts and good heart, Laurie's efficiency and clever retorts, Sam's ability to get into computer systems, and Marcus's (well, that's another story)...
A suspenseful but entertaining book, like all of the other Andy Carpenter mysteries that I've read.
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