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Quickly finding herself up to her neck in a string of evidentiary elements that do not add up; , Keera is compelled to do the detective work herself and follow what amounts to a tiny trail of breadcrumbs. How can she defend her client to best of her ability of she has not uncovered the clues and uncover reveal the bare bones of the this mystery so that ? If she can is to begin to build a picture of what really happened the night of Anne LaRussa's murder and bid for the life of her client she must roll up her sleeves. The case, she discovers it is most assuredly not even slightly cut and dried. Hot on her investigative heels is the case detective, Frank Rossi, who has a man with a working history with Keera from her days in the Prosecutor's Office and whom is wrestling with something of a monster crush on her. Frank is professional and stalwart in spite of his feelings for Keera and his old-school approach is the toolbox that they will both need if she is ever to find the truth. Thankfully, Frank is just as determined as Keera is.

Well, it's been a while since I have had a page-turner like this in my hands. I was hooked from page two which is unusual with legal thrillers; I find it takes me a bit to warm to the characters – they are lawyers after all! Keera was instantly likeable and her difficult relationship with Patsy was presented to the reader in a very relatable way. Having a father who had been at her side as she climbed the ranks within the Chess World and making her mark as a prodigiously talented player had been the defining characteristic characterisation of their relationship. When Patsy shows up drunk at a competition, Keera carves him out of her life and her journey in rebuilding both her trust in Patsy and volunteering to salvage both his and the firm's reputation had given her a purpose again since departing the Seattle Prosecutor's office.

The story told is fast-paced and gripping and just when you think you have figured out the sequence of events, Dugoni throws you a curve ball that smacks you straight in the forehead because you never saw it coming. He keeps the suspense alive until the absolute last minute and the reveal is stunning. What a great book… what a storyteller… story-teller… Dugoni is gifted and in no small measure. Read this book, I implore you because you will love it and recommend it to everyone you know.

I found I drew some comparisons between ''Her Deadly Game'' and [[Gray Mountain by John Grisham|Gray Mountain]] – a story of the little guy finding themselves in the big leagues and if you love a Grisham novel, then you should also take a look at Grisham's [[The Racketeer by John Grisham|The Racketeer]] which is a fantastic read. If you like your crime thrillers to be a little more homegrown home grown and from this side of the pond, perhaps [[Stay Buried by Kate Webb]] would be to your liking – it was most certainly to ours.