"Cameron Scott's schedule for the day in Raleigh includes an argument before the Court of Appeals in the morning and dinner with wife Mary, President Frank Mills, and a Senate candidate later that evening. Instead, his plans scatter to the winds when a twister rips past the court building just before he starts speaking. A judge is left dead and a second judge concurs with Cameron that something, or someone, other than the storm killed him. Cameron and Mary convince opposing counsel to joint them as they try to chase down a killer, or killers, who may target President Mills next"--P. [4] of cover.