Quid Pro Quo: This for That

After a night of celebrating his graduation from law school, young John Stevens waes to find himself in the bathtub, bleeding from the head and suffering the worst hangover he has ever had. His pain is just a precusor of the agony that awaits him when he discovers his beautiful girlfriend slaughtered on his kitchen floor. As the prime suspect, John's life is thrown into turmoil; and his family is drawn into a nightmare that destroys everything his middle class parents have struggled to achieve. With limited resources, Tom Stevens, John's middle aged, hard working father, hires an inept attorney to defend his son. The trial is a disaster, and the father, committed to saving his son takes matters into his own hands. The results are explosive. This incredible saga grabs you from the grizzly opening scene and holds you spellbound to the last page. Set in colorful New Orleans, Burgess's story of family love, struggle, loss, and a father's promise to his imprisoned son blends the history and customs of this unique city with the unforgetable characters who are caught up in John Steven's nightmare.