Silhouette on the Hill — M.E. Castle

Silhouette on the Hill, a Case of FraggingWhile attending a reunion of the Marine Corps 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Mark Wellman discovers that the man who saved his life while on a routine mission in Afghanistan in 2001, Staff Sergeant Max Sherman, was now serving a life sentence for murder.Wellman visits Sherman in Fort Leavenworth to get his take on the circumstances that led to his conviction by court-martial. Through a series of events, Wellman comes to the realization that there is someone, 18 years later, attempting to impede his every move in discovering the truth.Undeterred, Detective Wellman works the facts of the case until he hits a brick wall by none other than the Federal Government. Wellman engages the services of his best friend, Jonathan Derby, a criminal defense attorney who specializes in wrongful convictions. Only Derby has the legal mind to unravel the true events of an eighteen-year old murder.Silhouette on the Hill, A Case of Fragging is packed with intrigue, deception, and deceit. Jonathan Derby brings a military Board of Inquiry to life while using chicanery and a ruse to gain the truth and long-awaited justice.