The Witness - by Sandra Brown (Paperback)

About the Book

"Kendall Deaton pulls herself and her baby out of a wrecked car, and a mixture of courage and fear gets her to the top of a ravine, where she flags down help. But she doesn't dare reveal her true identity to the authorities. Instead, she plans her immediate escape. Her perilous flight begins. The best public defender in Prosper, South Carolina, Kendall had stumbled upon the town's chilling secret, turning her marriage to one of the town's most powerful men into a living hell. Now Kendall is a terrified mother trying to save her child's life ... a reluctant witness who knows too much about an insidious evil ... and a woman surrounded by forces that will stop at nothing to protect what is 'theirs.'"--Page 4 of cover.

Book Synopsis

From a New York Times bestselling author, a public defender must protect herself and her young son after stumbling upon a chilling secret.

After narrowly escaping a deadly car crash, Kendall Deaton and her son find refuge in a small South Carolina town. But their relief is short-lived when Keaton makes a terrifying discovery. The town of Prosper isn't so innocent after all.

Now, Kendall is a reluctant witness intent on escaping from an insidious evil-and a community that will stop at nothing to protect what is "theirs".

About the Author

Sandra Brown is the author of seventy-six New York Times bestsellers. There are more than eighty million copies of her books in print worldwide, and her work has been translated into thirty-four languages. Four of her books have been made into films. In 2008, the International Thriller Writers named Brown its Thriller Master, the organization's highest honor. She has served as president of Mystery Writers of America and holds an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Texas Christian University. She lives in Texas.