In the third entry of Rebecca Forster’s Josie Bates saga, an old lover returns from the past, in the form of his long-lost sister who needs Josie’s help.  Unfortunately, the further involved Josie gets, the more entangled she gets in her client’s lies and her ex’s political campaign.  On the home front, the defendant in a previous case, an abusive husband, decides to take out his frustrations on Josie, Hannah, and the family dog.

Privileged Witness was my least favorite entry of the series so far.  Hopefully it is a temporary lull and not a sign of decline, since I still have four books left in the “complete” set plus one additional released more recently.  The big twist at the end (spoiler alert: incest) could be seen from a mile away and, truth be told, I had little to no sympathy for any of the characters.  Here’s hoping things improve with the next one.  Which I’ll get to someday.