Dead Man's Thoughts — Carolyn Wheat

Attorney Cass Jameson was discouraged sometimes by the parade of down-and-out characters that passed through her Brooklyn office--but she always found solace in her relationship with Nathan, a fellow lawyer whose cheerful outlook inspired her to keep going. Now Nathan has been murdered, the circumstances of his death both sordid and shocking... especially to Cass, who shared so much with him.

The police have a street hustler in custody, but the suspect one of Nathan's clients--insists he's innocent. And Cass knows that one of two things is true: either the cops have the wrong man and there's more to the story--or she never really knew Nathan at all...