Free Fiction Monday: The Best Defense
John Lundgren loves the challenge of defending his clients. As a public defender in the great city of Chicago, he defends them all: the guilty, the not-so-guilty, and the bug-eyed crazy.
But when he gets assigned Richard Palmer, a highly intelligent man accused of an impossible arson and horrific mass murder, he soon discovers this case will challenge him like no other—just not in any way he ever expected.
“The Best Defense,” by World Fantasy Award-winning author Kristine Kathryn Rusch, is free on this website for one week only. The story’s also available as an ebook through various online retailers here.
The Best Defense
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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Great story! It really sucked me in, and I even found myself thinking about it days after I read it.
Love this story Kris! This is the first fiction of yours I’ve read. Will look for more short fantasy especially.
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