Misconception

A small-town Louisiana physician is poised to win confirmation as the next Surgeon General of the United States. But on the eve of his greatest professional achievement, Daniel Wyatt finds himself accused of gross infidelity...and the murder of his unborn child. In the midst of a media frenzy -- as a trial looms that will cast the nation's explosive pro-choice/anti-abortion debate into a blinding new light -- the accused stands to lose more than his reputation, his career, and his freedom. Because an issue that has dangerously polarized America has inspired the bloody wrath of a faceless killer. And Dr. Daniel Wyatt is suddenly more than front-page news -- he's a target.

Robert Shapiro is a nationally known trial attorney and partner in the law firm of Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil, and Shapiro. His cases have included People v. Christian Brando and People v. 0. J. Simpson. A frequent lecturer and writer, he is also the author of The Search for Justice.

Walt Becker is an author, director, and screenwriter for film and television. A native of Pasadena, California, he received a B.A. in communications from UCLA and his master's degree from the USC School of Film and Television. He wrote and directed the feature film comedy Buying the Cow for Destination Films and Sony Pictures, and his first book, Link, was published in 1998.