Monument to Justice

"How much worse could it get?" Attorney Jed Hartman has already lost almost everything that matters. His law practice is failing. His marriage is ending. His hometown is tearing itself apart over a controversial landfill. Then, on the morning after Memorial Day, the body of sixteen-year-old Dakota Cloud is discovered beside Washington's mysterious full-scale Stonehenge monument overlooking the Columbia River. The sheriff's suspicion initially falls on the outlaw motorcycle clubs camped nearby, but Hartman believes the sheriff is looking in the wrong direction.
While the sheriff pursues one investigation, Hartman quietly pursues another. As evidence begins to expose his own teenage daughter's connection to Dakota, Hartman is confronted by choices no legal system can resolve. By the time the truth emerges, justice itself has become the central question-and the answer may cost him everything. Set against the dramatic landscape of Washington's Columbia River Gorge, Monument to Justice weaves courtroom drama, murder, political conflict, family loyalty, and unforgettable small-town characters in a story where every decision carries unexpected consequences. Written by a retired Superior Court judge, Monument to Justice offers an insider's understanding of the legal system while delivering a novel whose moral consequences linger long after the final page.