The Second Promise

About the Book

The Second Promise picks up where Secrets and Consequences left off. Well, almost. Jake meets Sonny Claiborne, the youngest daughter of Judge Ulysses Claiborne. Then Jake learns that Congressman Harrison Stevens has been murdered and that Sonny is about to be charged with killing the popular young congressman. In jail awaiting arraignment, Sonny desperately wants to tell Jake about promises Sonny made to Congressman Stevens--promises she claims Stevens demanded. Amid perplexing addition by subtraction the results of Secrets, there is a sense of betrayal because Sonny never spoke of her relationship with Stevens. Jake has to decide whether to see Sonny, to listen to her story, and possibly to help her. Sonny’s promises create bitter conflicts not the least of which involve Jake, Sonny and Judge Claiborne. To save Sonny and resolve the conflicts, Jake must uncover the truth about Harrison Stevens. In the process, he learns a great deal about himself and about someone else as well.

About the Author

Harold Levi is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Connecticut and an alumnus of Georgetown University Law Center. Hal spent ten years as an investigative and enforcement attorney with a Federal agency that had oversight responsibility for the savings and loan industry. Since then he has represented a variety of individuals and businesses, including savings and loan associations, accountants, doctors, restaurants and real estate developers. Hal lives in suburban Washington, D.C. with his wife, Kim, and Breyer, a five-year old English setter. Hal’s proudest accomplishments are his daughters, an emergency room physician and an editor for a custom travel publishing company, and three grandchildren.