Saigon Landing

Katie O'Brien, the protagonist, is a former prosecutor presently
employed as a personal injury litigation specialist in a large law firm in
Richfield, Alabama. When a judge asks Katie to agree to represent a man
accused of capital murder, she accepts without hesitation. She has always
enjoyed indigent defense work and, with a background in psychology and
substantial experience in the criminal justice system, she almost thinks of
indigent defense work as a sacred obligation.
She soon discovers that this is anything but a routine criminal
appointment.
And when she crosses paths with a formerly disbarred attorney who has
insinuated himself into the defense "team" and the ruthless operator of a
heavy equipment theft ring, she discovers that she's placed her own life--and
that of her kidnapped son--on the line.