The Clemency Protocol

When defending the innocent means becoming a target. Maya Reeves has everything a young attorney could want: partner at a prestigious Chicago law firm, a mentor she trusts, and a future that looks golden. Then an unmarked envelope arrives on her desk with a photograph, a cryptic message, and a forty-eight-hour deadline. She didn't do it. Neither did the other seven. Eight women. Eight wrongful convictions. Eight pieces of a conspiracy that reaches from the streets of Chicago to the highest levels of power. As Maya digs deeper, she discovers that these women weren't just victims of a broken system—they were deliberately silenced for what they knew. But the same people who destroyed eight lives won't hesitate to add a ninth. With a mysterious whistleblower feeding her clues, a federal investigation closing in, and her own mentor's involvement unclear, Maya has two days to unravel a conspiracy years in the making. The evidence is disappearing. The witnesses are dying. And someone is always watching. In a system built on justice, how far will the powerful go to bury the truth? THE CLEMENCY PROTOCOL—where every conviction hides a crime, and seeking justice could cost you everything. Perfect for fans of John Grisham, The Lincoln Lawyer, and The Firm.