Sparring Partners

In the novella "Homecoming," the reader finds themselves once again in Ford County, in the office of lawyer Jake Brigance. Three years ago, his friend, lawyer Mac Stafford, went missing. Since he divorced his wife before disappearing, left her a... large sum of cash, and filed for bankruptcy, locals suspect that Mac embezzled client money and ran away. Now, Mac reaches out to Jake and asks him to arrange his return. However, not everyone is happy about this… Cody Wallace, the main character of "Strawberry Moon," has been on death row for fourteen years. The lawyers have failed to obtain a commutation of his sentence, and three hours before his execution, Cody has one last request… The novella "Sparring Partners" tells the story of two brothers, Kirk and Rusty, who inherited control of their father's law firm after he ends up in prison. However, the brothers genuinely hate each other, and when the future of the firm is under threat, only one person can save the business from collapse. But is he ready to sacrifice everything when his own life is at stake?