The Endless Knot by Gail Bowen

Professor Joanne Kilbourn is on sabbatical when she's asked by an old friend to cover the trial of Sam Parker for the Canada Tonight news program. Parker is charged with the attempted murder of journalist Kathryn Morrissey, who wrote a tell-all book about the troubled lives of children from prominent Canadian families. Joanne agrees to take the job even though her boyfriend, Zack Shreve, is Sam's lawyer. As the trial proceeds, Joanne and her family become even more involved in the case, especially when Morrissey is found murdered. Will Joanne be able to protect her family from harm? This is a series that I have enjoyed for years. It is a mystery to me why no American company publishes her books anymore. Bowen's details about life in Canada (with emphasis on politics) and Kilbourn's life as a widow with children and grandchildren are interesting. Gail Bowen deserves a much wider readership in the U.S.