"Stick Foster's life - and his marriage - are rolling right along, and Sam, his wife, is proving herself as adept at the practice of law as she is at teaching Stick the intricacies of love. So, while he doesn't particularly enjoy corporate dinner parties, he attends one at the law offices of Ketchum, Latham & Bennet because it's a required social function at the firm, and that's where Sam works, and, well, you understand." "What no one understands, though, is who would kill The Old Man, Rodney Ketchum, right in the middle of his own party. Everyone thinks it's a heart attack, but Stick gets a call from a physician friend saying there are some at the hospital who think the death is fishy. As word leaks out, the in-firm warfare begins, with some associates fabricating evidence and others hiding what they think is evidence. Someone has taken to heart Shakespeare's line about first killing all the lawyers, and Stick Foster has to find out who that someone is." "After all, his wife is an attorney... and Stick's home has just become a target."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved