However, he has the legal spark inside him and found a way to dust himself off. Saddled with this, Kolarich’s spiral into depression saw him try to isolate himself. This was also around the time that Kolarich lost his wife and daughter in a freak auto accident. As this book begins, the reader gets some more backstory on the case of State Senator Hector Almundo and corrupt practices that led to the death of a store proprietor. Jason Kolarich was surely a complex character in the opening novel and suffered much. This legal thriller is another example that there are gripping series right under my nose that I should be discovering and devouring. This breach of trust runs up to the highest levels of power, and exposing it may drag Kolarich into the fight of his life.Ĭontinuing my journey through the standalone work of David Ellis, I can see that he is able to hold his own, not needing a popular author to prop him up (which is how I have read his work in the past, a collaborative effort).

To avoid jail, Kolarich must enter a world of wiretaps, double-dealing, and kickbacks, where he soon discovers that the murder of his informant was only the tip of the iceberg. Unfortunately, Kolarich's guns-blazing approach to justice lands him smack in the middle of an FBI probe of a deeply corrupt governor and his cronies. He can't bring back his family, but he can find out who killed Ramirez and bring the killer to justice. Kolarich blames himself not only for the deaths of his wife and child, but for the informant's murder as well. On the night of their deaths, Kolarich was at the office, awaiting a call from a confidential informant named Ernesto Ramirez-a call that never came. Former college football star and criminal defense attorney Jason Kolarich returns in this shocking thriller from the award-winning author of The Hidden Man.Jason Kolarich has spent the past year struggling to recover from the horrific deaths of his wife and baby daughter.

Breach of trust by david ellis