Wanting out of his thirty-year marriage, industrialist Leonard Bradley fantasizes about his wife's disappearance when she will not consent to divorce, a fantasy that comes horribly true and that prompts painful courtroom revelations Overwhelming circumstantial evidence is likely to convict wealthy businessman Leonard Bradley in the murder/rape of his recently estranged wife unless his lawyer or son can locate a contrary clue. Beginning with courtroom pyrotechnics, the plot backtracks for explanations, complications, and diversions. While the reader knows from the onset that Bradley will walk, the author ( A Departure from the Rules ) refrains from letting the "unknown" culprit loose until jury deliberation. Sex, violence, troubled consciences, and a few touching moments supplement the picturesque (if a trifle overdone) courtroom scenes. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.