Survivor’s Guilt

Readers of Gigl’s debut (By Way of Sorrow) will be thrilled to see the return of Erin McCabe while first-time readers will be equally pleased to have book one to catch up on. In this story Erin digs into a case that looks simple but is baffling. Local millionaire Charles Parsons is found dead in his home from a gunshot wound to the head in what looks like a suicide. Soon after his death, a voice-activated recording points to his adopted daughter, Ann Parsons, and she confesses to his murder. An investigator on the case suspects that something is off, and clandestinely meets with Erin, revealing that Ann, like Erin, is a trans woman. As darker pieces of information about Parsons swirl, Erin and her law partner Duane Swisher delve further into a dangerous underworld to persuade Ann to withdraw her guilty plea.