When a mother is charged with murder in a town already convinced of her guilt, can defense attorney Powell Harrison find truth and justice in a legal system where innocence is not presumed?Emily Lloyd, a young widow in Reconstructionera Virginia, is accused of poisoning her threeyearold daughter, Maud. It isnt the first death in her homeher husband and three other children all died of mysterious illnessesso when Maud succumbs to an unexplained malady, the town suspects foul play. Soon Mrs. Lloyd is charged not only with poisoning the child but also with murdering her children, her husband, and her aunt.Enter Powell Harrison, a softspoken, brilliant attorney who recently returned to his Virginia hometown to help his brother manage their late fathers practice. Approached to assist in Mrs. Lloyds defense, Harrison initially declines, worried that an infanticide case might tarnish their familys reputation. But as details about the widows erratic behavior and her reclusive neighbors emerge, Harrison begins to suspect that an even more sinister truth might lurk beneath the familys horrible fate and finds himself irresistibly drawn to the case.Based on a shocking true story, Veil of Doubt is part truecrime thriller, part medical and legal procedural. Perfect for fans of Margaret Atwoods Alias Grace and filled with rich period detail gleaned from exhaustive research, Veil of Doubt delves into the darkness of the South during Reconstruction, exposing intrigue, deception, and death.

Binding: Hardcover;0 pages; Publisher: Girl Friday Productions LLC (P696); Classification: FF; Weight: 778.62 g; Dimensions: 228 x 152 x 25

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