"Claim of Innocence is guaranteed to claim your weekend, while securing pluckly lawyer heroine Izzy McNeil a place straight at the top of your reading pile."

- New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner

"In the fourth Izzy McNeil legal thriller (after Red, White and Dead), a lawyer friend of Izzy's, Maggie Bristol, asks the Chicago attorney, who's been on a year-long leave of absence, to help defend Valerie Solara. Valerie is accused of poisoning her best friend, Amanda Miller, because she was in love with Amanda's husband, Zavy. When not dealing with courtroom appearances or trial preparation, Izzy is busy with a host of relationship issues, starting with ex-fiancé Sam Hollings and hot young boyfriend Theo. Meanwhile, her father, Christopher McNeil, long thought dead, reappears and re-enters her life, and her mother, Victoria Calloway, is undergoing some strange changes. While Bristol insists that finding the killer isn't in their purview, Izzy enlists both her father and PI John Mayburn to dig deeper into the murder. Caldwell's trial scenes, breezy but effective, are key to the unmasking of the real culprit. Izzy's successful juggling of personal and professional roles should win her more fans."

- Publisher's Weekly

"The fourth Izzy thriller is an engaging balance between a strong legal thriller and a fascinating relationship family drama. Izzy is the hub of both subplots as she focuses on defending her client while also dealing with the men who want into her life and her mom. Fans will enjoy the first non-“Red” McNeil twisting thriller."

- The Mystery Gazette

"Laura Caldwell's protagonist Izzy McNeil makes a successful leap from the pages of a trilogy into a mystery series in Claim of Innocence."

- Carol Thomas, Mystery Series Examiner

"Claim of Innocence is a compelling and well-plotted novel. Laura Caldwell engages the reader with interesting subplots, multi-faceted characters, and an intriguing mystery. Unexpected twists and turns bring Claim of Innocence to a surprising and thoroughly satisfying conclusion."
- The Reader's Roundtable

"This fast-paced mystery inside a mystery will wow fans of John Grisham (The Confession) and Michael Connelly (The Lincoln Lawyer) and will keep them on pins and needles until the very end. Although part of a series, Caldwell's latest reads well as a stand-alone."

- Debbie Haupt, Library Review

"From start to finish, CLAIM OF INNOCENCE will have readers glued to the pages."

- Sandi Shilhanek, Fresh Fiction

"Forget John Grisham; Laura Caldwell is the real deal."

- Lynn F. Maxwell, Mystery Scene