Guilty

Guilty
by Karen Robards

I had never heard of this author, even though she's written about 15 books, and some have been bestsellers (apparently). I liked the sound of this one, and it didn't disappoint.

Kat the teenager is in foster care and runs with a rough crowd. One night, they rob a gas station, and an employee gets shot and dies.

Fast forward 15 years. Kate the ADA is living in Philly with her son, Ben, trying to make it. And she's doing pretty well, until someone from her past shows up. Mario is the one Kat thinks shot the man that night, and now he wants her help to get out of jail. He threatens to tell everyone that she was the one who shot the guard and Kate is afraid that everything she's worked for will be gone -- and that Ben will be left alone.

Other events make this even more interesting -- a hot cop trying to figure out her past, mob ties, a kidnapping -- and overall, this was a fast, good read. I will definitely be looking for more books by this author!

©2008, G.P. Putnam's Sons
ISBN 978-0-399-15461-4