VERDICT OF LIES

A MURDERED JUDGE. A WRONGFUL CONVICTION. A SECRET THAT SOMEONE WILL KILL TO PROTECT. Thirty-two years ago, Daniel Mercer was convicted of murdering his wife, Emily. The evidence was convincing. The verdict was final. But was it the truth? When a respected judge is brutally murdered in the mountain town of Murphy, North Carolina, retired detective Leo Posey is pulled into a case that reaches deep into the past. Then another person connected to Daniel Mercer's conviction is found dead. And another. As Posey begins digging into the original investigation, disturbing questions emerge. Evidence doesn't add up. People who once testified against Mercer are suddenly afraid. Secrets that have remained buried for decades begin to surface. Someone knows what really happened to Emily Mercer. Someone knows why Daniel Mercer went to prison. And someone is determined to make sure the truth never comes out. With every answer Posey uncovers, the danger grows closer. What began as a murder investigation becomes a journey into betrayal, guilt, corruption, and the devastating consequences of a lie accepted as truth. Now Posey must uncover what happened thirty-two years ago before the person responsible silences everyone who knows the truth. Because a courtroom can deliver a verdict. Only the truth can deliver justice.