Line of Vision

Investment banker Marty Kalish is a man with something to hide. But what exactly? When Marty arrives at the house of his married lover only to see her being brutally beaten by her husband, he breaks into the house, and the next thing he knows, he is hiding the body of the murdered husband. Marty does everything to conceal his tracks, but with the police on his tail and his lover, Rachel, in the frame, Marty confesses to the killing. Facing the death penalty, Marty assembles a small legal team and tries to find a way to save both himself and Rachel. But is everything as it seems? What is Marty really confessing to? What is he really guilty of? What really did happen on the night of the murder?

Told through Marty's eyes, David Ellis's spellbinding narrative drives Line of Vision into areas of character where courtroom dramas rarely venture and, like all the best thrillers, keeps us waiting till the very last page to discover what actually happened.

“Wicked...A twisty, spellbinding story - Publisher's Weekly”

A well-written, surprising, completely original gem. The best suspense novel I've read in a while - James PattersonA fresh take on the legal thriller, crackles with unexpected twists - like Patricia Highsmith with an extra shot of adrenaline - San Francisco Chronicle

David Ellis's previous novels include In the Company of Liars, Jury of One, Life Sentence, and Eye of the Beholder. An attorney from Chicago, he currently serves as counsel to the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.

The glass: the blood: the body...What mistake did I make?Can they trace this to me?Marty Kalish was in love with a married woman - until her husband was brutally murdered. He was at the scene of the crime, he manipulated the evidence, he had a motive, he's even confessed...But what really did happen the night of the murder?International acclaim:"Who does he think he is - John Grisham? The answer has to be, yes - with any luck. Ellis certainly writes as well as his Georgia colleague, and his plotting is even sharper" Chicago Tribune"A spell-binding legal drama - sexy, seductive and full of surprises" William Bernhardt"A wicked courtroom thriller featuring a devious main character who finds ways to manipulate the legal system to suit his needs" Publishers Weekly

Investment banker Marty Kalish is a man with something to hide. But what exactly? When Marty arrives at the house of his married lover only to see her being brutally beaten by her husband, he breaks into the house, and the next thing he knows, he is hiding the body of the murdered husband. Marty does everything to conceal his tracks, but with the police on his tail and his lover, Rachel, in the frame, Marty confesses to the killing. Facing the death penalty, Marty assembles a small legal team and tries to find a way to save both himself and Rachel. But is everything as it seems? What is Marty really confessing to? What is he really guilty of? What really did happen on the night of the murder? Told through Marty's eyes, David Ellis's spellbinding narrative drives Line of Vision into areas of character where courtroom dramas rarely venture and, like all the best thrillers, keeps us waiting till the very last page to discover what actually happened.

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