Dale Riley fresh out of law school joined the Marine Corps to be a hero As a JAG attorney he was out to save the world But when he takes on the wrong clienta combat pilot accused of unlawfully bombing a village in northeastern Afghanistanhis world quickly comes undone Its not enough for Dale to save his career Now hes fighting to save his life and the lives of his wife and sonIn the tradition of A Few Good Men nothing in James M DuPonts taut debut novel is at it seems and the line between guilt and innocence is as delicate and unpredictable as the line between life and death itself