It's not every day a federal judge comes knocking at one's door, especially with a curious request— to review the final appeal of a murderer on Death Row. California lawyer Greg Monarch has every intention of saying no to the request— until he discovers the prisoner is his former lover. Six months from execution, Sarah Trant has turned to the one man she hopes can save her. Greg failed once before trying to rescue Sarah from her private demons. This time, however, the demons may not be just in her head. Actual Innocence is the first installment of the popular Greg Monarch legal mystery series.