Seven years ago Cally's younger sister, Amy (Amaryllis), was attacked and
left for dead. Seven years ago, Cally Gentry began having nightmares and
being afraid. Seven years ago, Cally Gentry stopped wearing bright colors
and started wearing hues that blended in with her desert surroundings in
Tucson.

Now Amy lies in a coma after a failed suicide attempt while Cally works as a
trial consultant to pay the medical bills. Because of her fears, Cally will
only work on civil cases--until she's forced to join the defense team for
accused rapist and murderer Raymond Cates, son of a local landowner. Cally
is sickened by the parallels between the crime Cates is being tried for and
her sister's own horrifying assault. She knows that she won't be able to go
near the case until she confirms that Cates wasn't the man who attacked her
sister.

This is Ure's first novel, and it's pretty good. She was born in Tucson and
uses that setting well. The major weakness (and it was *major*), was the
huge dose of "femjep" at the end. I hate when smart women suddenly turn
stupid in order to swing the grande finale in gear. However, Forcing
Amaryllis was good enough to interest me in her next novel. ( )