Lauren Rose has recently moved to Phoenix to begin a new life as she starts a prestigious emergency medicine residency, but she just may end up doing life in the Arizona State penitentiary instead. Lauren has always lived in the shadow of her more glamorous sister, the wife of baseball superstar Jake Wakefield. But when her sister is found viciously murdered, the spotlight turns on her: as prime suspect in the high-profile investigation. Having lost both parents at an early age, Liz’s death leaves Lauren all alone in a new city. Jake’s support proves invaluableas she navigates the nightmare her life has become. But as Lauren spends more time with Jake, they develop a closeness that she finds both comforting and confusing. Eventually, they find themselves succumbing to an intimacy forged by their shared grief. Before long, the detectives arrive at Lauren’s workplace with an arrest warrant. The ensuing trial leads the evening news every night as a rabid public just can’t get enough of the sordid proceedings, quickly dubbed The Trial of the Millennium. But is justice really blind or is it for sale to the highest bidder? The Perfect Game combines psychological suspenseand courtroom drama in this compelling debut novel.