It is beautifully written. The setting is the Pacific Northwest soon after WWII, with flashbacks to the early days of the war, when Japanese Americans were taken from their homes and interned . There is a death, and lots of courtroom scenes. I loved it and hope this author publishes another work soon. Set in Alaska, Younger is a recovering alcoholic who is as damaged as his clients.
Prior books are The Curious Eat Themselves, and The Woman Who Married a Bear.
A twelfth-century setting with a Benedictine monk named Cadfael as the detective. This book is one of a dozen Brother Cadfael books and is one of the best.