Sleight of Hand

by Kate Wilhelm

Published 1 September 2006
Gregarious Vegas entertainer Wally Lederer has a lucrativeshowbiz career, but when a childhood friend accuses him ofstealing a valuable artifact, his checkered past comes back tohaunt him. Wally claims he's turned his life around sincespending time in the slammer for picking pockets, but will thepolice believe him? More important, does Barbara believe himwhen he pleads his case to her?

Wally swears he's innocent. But when his accuser is foundmurdered, Barbara knows Wally is in serious trouble--the police have named him as their prime suspect.

Barbara begins to dig up the dirt, and before long new evidencepoints toward an unlikely killer. Now Barbara must decide ifprotecting her client by revealing the truth will destroy anotherlife she means to save.