Madison Jackson is gunned down on her wedding day, bleeding out on the church steps, her only thought is her young child’s future. Awakening in the ICU, Madison suspects the attack is linked to her past, once married to a notorious Mexican cartel boss. Now, with his suspicious death exposed, she’s charged with felony murder. With Texas Governor Dixon Tucker, her new husband, pulling legal strings, the courtroom becomes a battlefield. But will the truth save her, or seal her fate? Justified Homicide is a pulse-pounding legal thriller and the thirtieth installment in the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles.

Rookie detective Julie Bradford discovers that a murder scene evokes personal struggles that she must tackle to avoid interference in her sleuthing. Adrenaline is high in the race to unmask the elusive perpetrator before the trail goes cold. Though the scene provides some evidence, she relies on her new-found instincts to guide her.