In the murky waters of Savannah's shoreline, a young law student is under fire as she tries her first case at a prominent and established law firm. A complex mix of betrayal and deception quickly weaves its way through the case and her life, as she uncovers dark and confusing secrets about the man she's defending--and the senior partners of the firm.

Fresh out of law school and full of hope for the future, Renny Jacobson is stunned by his father's sudden death, and then by the terms of his will. The elder Jacobson has left the bulk of his estate to charity. For his only son, he has left nothing more than the contents of a deposit box and interest in a company no one has heard of, the Covenant List of South Carolina, Ltd. When Renny encounters lovely Jo Johnston, meets the members of 'The List,'...