n nYou can pick your friends, but you cant pick your family. And lately, Mike Daleys family has been keeping him very busy.n nAn ex-priest, ex-public defender, and ex-corporate lawyer, Daley and his former wife, Rosie Fernandez, now run their own San Francisco criminal defense firm.n nMost of their cases are fairly small-time, which is why it would be surprising that the person accused of murdering movie director Richard (Big Dick) MacArthur is calling them. But things get personal when the accused is Rosies own niece, Angelina.n nAnd the family drama doesnt end there.n nRosies brother, Tony, may be on the wrong end of a strong-arm graft proposal.n nThe son of one of the firms lawyers has just been busted on a drug charge.n nMike is having a clandestine affair with a woman judge.n nAnd Rosie herself has a dark secret that may make all of it seem irrelevant. n nAn intricate plot, immensely likeable characters, powerful suspense, and more than a touch of humor-these are Siegels hallmarks. CRIMINAL INTENT will keep you turning pages until its final, surprising end.n n nn nCRIMINAL INTENT is book 3 in the NY Times and Amazon bestselling legal thriller series featuring Mike Daley & Rosie Fernandez.n n nn