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Twenty-two years ago, Ike Rossi's life was shattered when his parents were murdered in cold blood. He surrendered his football scholarship and returned home to find their killer and raise his nine-year-old sister. Now, the crime of a local ten-year-old genius, Jack Cole, threatens to unearth old wounds rather than provide the closure Ike desperately wants. When Ike meets Jack inside the Pittsburgh courthouse, he doesn't see a murderer but instead a boy who has been victimized by a system that has left them both without justice. Despite knowing the case will resurrect the painful demons of his parents' unsolved murders, Ike agrees to clear Jack's name. The court of public opinion and the district attorney have an airtight case. Worse, taking Jack's side thrusts Ike into the crosshairs of the most powerful family in Pittsburgh, the Falzones. Now, with only days before the trial, Ike confronts the Falzones' crumbling empire to find the shocking evidence that could save Jack. At the same time, he races to decipher a series of cryptic clues from Jack's dead father that could hold the key to his son's freedom. But each step closer to the truth draws them further into danger, and as three fractured families collide, Ike is forced to choose between saving Jack--and saving himself. The Victim of the System is a powerful and entertaining thriller about the justice system, closure and the abyss between them.

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Steve Hadden is the author of The Sunset Conspiracy, Genetic Imperfections, The Swimming Monkeys Trilogy, and The Victim of the System. A chemical engineer who's worked at the top of some of the largest companies in the world, Steve believes powerful thrillers lie at the intersection of great stories, interesting characters, dramatic human conflict and the edge of science. Visit his website at http: //www.stevehadden.com

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