Literary slugger John Grisham returns with a story about-- surprise!--a lawyer in trouble Patrick Lanigan had been a young partner in a prominent Southern law firm He had a beautiful wife, a new baby girl, and a bright future Then one winter night Patrick was trapped in a burning car; the casket they buried held nothing but ashes A short distance away, Patrick watched his own burial then fled A fortune was stolen from his ex-firm's offshore account And Patrick ran, covering his tracks the whole way But, now, they've found him