The survivors of an accident at Hanford Nuclear Reservation seek justice, discovering in the process all sorts of shady behaviour by bosses at Hanford. The novel kept my attention all the way through, and the author's 30 year career as a lawyer gives credibility to the lengthy courtroom scenes. T he main characters are a father and daughter who work together as a legal team. Their characters are well developed, and early tensions between them helpfully described, as is the father's protective attitude towards his daughter. I did feel that there were a number of ‘loose ends' in the plot, which made the ending feel hurried and something of an anti-climax.