Judgement By Fire

"Matt Riordan's friend, Hugh Prokop, is a nice guy. But this nice guy's had a run of bad luck: his Seattle marine supply business hasn't been doing well, and now his warehouse has burned to the ground. Inside, quarter of a million dollars, and the fried corpse of Prokop's accountant. Matt is no criminal attorney, but he takes on the job of defending his friend on the arson charge. As more and more evidence emerges it gets tougher and tougher for Matt to uphold Hugh's innocence. But Matt fights on... until the whole case explodes in his face. In the end there's only one way to save his friend's reputation, and his own career." --