Saving Emma: A Novel

Lawyer Boady Sanden, a law professor working for the Innocence Project, takes on the case of Elijah Matthews, a man convicted of murdering a megachurch pastor and confined to a psychiatric hospital for four years. As Boady investigates Elijah's file, he discovers connections to the death of his colleague and friend Ben Pruitt, who was shot in Boady's home four years earlier. Ben's daughter Emma has lived with Boady and his wife Dee since that night. Now fourteen, Emma grows distant and makes a choice that puts her in danger. Boady must pursue Elijah's case to free what he believes is an innocent man while also fighting to bring Emma home and protect his family. The novel weaves together a legal investigation with personal drama, examining themes of faith, love, family, and redemption.