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BY WAY OF SORROW
An Erin McCabe Legal Thriller No. 1
Robyn Gigl
'An emotionally resonant debut... Welcome - and quietly ground-breaking' - New York Times Book Review
Erin McCabe is a New Jersey criminal defense attorney doing her best to live quietly in the wake of a profound personal change - until a newsworthy case puts her whole life at risk...
Erin McCabe has been referred the biggest case of her career. Four months ago, the son of a New Jersey state senator was found fatally stabbed in a rundown motel near Atlantic City. Sharise Barnes, a nineteen-year-old transgender sex worker, is in custody, and, based on the evidence against her, there seems little doubt of a guilty verdict.
As a transgender woman herself, Erin knows that defending Sharise will blow her own private life wide open and doubtless deepen her estrangement from her family. Yet she feels uniquely qualified to help Sharise and duty-bound to protect her from the possibility of a death sentence.
While Erin works with her law partner, former-FBI-agent Duane Swisher, to show Sharise acted in self-defense, the senator begins using the full force of his influence to publicly discredit them and their efforts to mount a defense for Sharise. And behind the scenes, his tactics are even more dangerous. For his son had secrets that could destroy the senator's own political aspirations - secrets worth killing for...
READER REVIEWS FOR BY WAY OF SORROW
I just loved how the main character can be vulnerable and at the same time be a badass
The secrets that this book has. It’s like the further you get into it the more you want to know what are the secrets that are worth killing other people over. What are you trying to cover up? And the more that you learn the more you want to find out. And also the more you find out what the secrets are the more you want to read'
Erin is one strong, feisty woman and I loved how we were able to get to know her as we followed her and Swish as they worked on the case.
Each of the characters in this story were so completely fleshed out and added so much to the overall idea, and I really enjoyed seeing how Erin’s past connections had made her the woman she is today.
With twists aplenty, this is one dramatic story and the legal complexities of the case were fascinating.'
Robyn Gigl has created a diverse, powerful, truthful, compleax and soulful main character- Erin McCabe'
There’s murder, mystery and a bit of romance. It’s very well written, engaging and compelling and overall a great read.
PRESS REVIEWS FOR By Way of Sorrow
'An emotionally resonant debut... Welcome - and quietly groundbreaking'
- The New York Times Book Review
'Legal eagle Robyn Gigl clearly writes from bitter personal experience. The result is an authentic and powerful thriller.'
- Mark Sanderson, The Times & Sunday Times Crime Club
'An intelligent and resourceful protagonist with an unusual backstory... Erin's ability to navigate the intricacies of the law is just as fascinating as the subsequent perils she encounters. Gigl, an attorney, offers some enlightening insights into the workings of the legal world.'
- Publishers Weekly
'Does a remarkably effective job of mixing an exciting legal thriller with the personal story of its protagonist...But the message doesn't overwhelm the medium. Readers will find that By Way of Sorrow is a compulsively riveting page-turner with a complex heroine, a captivating plot, and no easy answers. It's one of the best thrillers of the year.'
- Mystery Scene
'This enthralling series debut features a twisty plot full of surprises and a cast of exciting characters-most notably tough, relatable defense-attorney Erin McCabe-all while diving into the mud of corrupt local politics. An original legal thriller that is sure to be among the year's best!'
- Edwin Hill, author of The Missing Ones
'Robyn Gigl has delivered a compelling, provocative legal thriller like no other. It's addictive as hell, one of those 'just one more chapter' books that keep you reading late into the night. Topical and fast-paced, By Way of Sorrow grabs you on the very first page with a brutal murder, and then sends you on a twist-filled thrill-ride that doesn't let up until the startling finale. Gigl introduces a new kind of heroine with attorney Erin McCabe-she's brilliant, resourceful, a little vulnerable and completely unique. Bravo! Is it too soon to ask when we can expect the next Erin McCabe thriller?'
- Kevin O'Brien, New York Times bestselling author of The Bad Sister
'Robyn Gigl's By Way of Sorrow is a taut, engaging, page-turner with a lot of heart. Lawyer Erin McCabe and her law partner Duane Swisher are on the case of a transgender teen accused of murdering the scion of a ruthless politician bent on burying the case, and the accused, at all costs. A good read. McCabe's a protagonist with a lot of depth. Two thumbs up for Gigl'
- Tracy Clark, author of What You Don't See
'Gigl, a transgender lawyer herself, provides provocative insights into the legal system and the challenges of gender identity. Gigl, a transgender lawyer herself, provides provocative insights into the legal system and the challenges of gender identity.'
- Booklist
'Robyn Gigl writes with a precise, skilful hand. In By Way of Sorrow, she crafts a powerful legal thriller that brims with authentic detail. Intricate, intelligent and wholly compulsive, it is part classic page-turner and part complex portrayal of gender, race, privilege and prejudice. Like all the best fiction, it will start a thousand conversations'
- Kia Abdullah, bestselling author of Take It Back
An Erin McCabe Legal Thriller 
An Erin McCabe Legal Thriller 
An Erin McCabe Legal Thriller