Sometimes the monster is the one you trust the most. A love affair between a Stanford law professor and his top student ends in horror. A political novel that rips the veneer off those who write and teach our laws, exposing the deep secrets and passions that even the most beautiful, brilliant, and successful cannot hide. Rips the veneer off those who write and teach our laws, exposing the deep secrets and passions that even the most beautiful, gifted and successful cannot hide.