Former D.C. sex-crimes prosecutor Allison Leotta has been hailed the “female John Grisham,” and her debut novel, The Law of Attraction, was named one of the best books of 2010 by Suspense Magazine. Leotta delivers a gripping sequel with Discretion, a novel exploring the intersection of sex and power in D.C.’s most secretive worlds. When a young woman plummets to her death from the balcony of the U.S. Capital, and evidence points to sexual assault and murder, Assistant U.S. Attorney Anna Curtis is brought into a case that leads her to a network of a secret social clubs frequented by D.C.’s most powerful men. Inspired by real-life political sex scandals, Discretion explores sex, power, and the secrets we keep.
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