Katherine of Troy

Katherine is beautiful. She is charismatic and brilliant. Her husband is Gordon Knutson III, a wealthy businessman and the only son of a powerful family. Jack is younger, a celebrated college athlete, successful in his own career and surrounded by a wide circle of friends. They meet by chance and begin what they understand to be no more than a casual, long-distance friendship. But everything changes after a surprising phone call and a day they spend together in Chicago.In this gripping and intricate thriller, Jack Trevor and Katherine Knutson become entangled in a complex scheme of betrayal and corruption found on the underside of a quiet Midwestern community. Jack and Katherine grow stronger together; they make plans, but there are differences between them that remain unresolved. Then, under the harsh glare of nationwide attention, events take a shocking turn, and a future unfolds they could not have been envisioned.Katherine of Troy is about love and murder and desire. Danger lurks as the story travels across the country from palatial estates and glittering destinations to modest homes and crowded courtrooms. Courage and loyalty confront greed and deceit in this story about the pursuit of justice and an unrelenting search for truth.Jeremy Lawrence is a lawyer who worked in the business world in labor relations, human resources and general management. He spent the last years of his career as a special education teacher. He and his wife, JoDee, have four daughters and ten grandchildren. This is his first novel.