By Reason of Insanity

Homicide prosecutor David Brunelle has a case that looks simple on paper: a woman has killed her mother, and there is little doubt about what she did. The difficulty is that she is also seriously mentally ill, so whether she can be held responsible is far from settled. Her defence team, including a psychologist who believes in her innocence, makes Brunelle's job harder at every turn. As the trial goes on, the pressure on him grows, and he begins to wonder whether his own grip on reality is slipping. This third book in the David Brunelle legal thriller series asks whether he can win the case, or whether the case will break him first.