Joyce Carol Oates
Author
Language
English
Description
On the Fourth of July, single mother Teena is brutally assaulted by a local gang in front of her 12-year-old daughter. Despite the child's ability to identify the attackers, the defense hires a local hot-shot defense attorney to manipulate the law to their advantage. When the criminals are set free, Detective John Dromoor is dismayed as to the lack of justice and plots revenge.