{"product_id":"the-acquitted-gary-ludwig-9798176489811","title":"The Acquitted: Marcus Kane Legal Thriller Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeven years ago, Dr. Adrian Keller was acquitted of murdering his wife, Elizabeth. The jury may have set him free, but the city of St. Louis never believed he was innocent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow another woman is dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLauren Shaw is found at the bottom of a staircase during a fundraising gala at the Keller Heart Foundation. Her body has been arranged to mirror Elizabeth Keller's death, and the evidence immediately points to Adrian. He had argued with Lauren shortly before she disappeared. Her blood is on his clothing. Security footage places him near the scene. And seventeen minutes of his evening remain unaccounted for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the police, prosecutors, and a public still outraged by the first verdict, the case appears settled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDefense attorney Marcus Kane is not convinced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Marcus and his team investigate, they uncover a suppressed interview, altered evidence records, hidden payments, and secrets buried since Keller's first trial. Anonymous warnings arrive. Witnesses are followed. Someone is willing to do whatever it takes to keep the past from being exposed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcus faces an impossible dilemma: defend a man he may not trust while searching for a killer who has already proven capable of manipulating evidence, controlling the public narrative, and turning an old murder into the perfect weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause an acquittal does not always mean innocence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd an accusation does not always mean the police have the right man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Acquitted\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping courtroom thriller filled with buried secrets, political ambition, forensic deception, and a defense attorney determined to uncover the truth-no matter who it condemns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Ludwig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798176489811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Gary Ludwig","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50780126839039,"sku":"9798176489811","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-acquitted-gary-ludwig-9798176489811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}