The Least Among Us

Searing social commentary meets chilling suspense as public defender Julia Geary takes a case destined to rock her small town to the core, for fans of John Lescroart.Public defender Julia Gearys star is rising, and now shes got her first murder case defending local denizen Ray Belmar in the death of a homeless man. But Julias professional and personal challenges are mounting. First, shes assigned an intern whose arrogance is insufferable. Then, her widowed mother-in-law, whose home Julia and her son Calvin share, announces her plans to re-marry, meaning theyll have to find a new place to live. And to top things off, Julias boss removes her from the case, saying that shes lost perspective, replacing her with an attorney who advises Ray to plead guilty.Julia cant shake the suspicion that the murder, and the subsequent killing of a homeless woman, is linked to the death of a state legislator who had been...