“Zimmerman both entertains and educates as she unfolds the tale of Victoria Stephens, an attorney who is defending a teenage girl accused of neonaticide and who faces an array of challenges—including her own haunting past. A powerful exploration of justice, empathy, and the blurred lines between guilt and innocence.”—Jude Berman, author of The Vow

“Zimmerman weaves her gripping plot around well-drawn characters and a beautifully evoked coastal community in Michigan, delivering to her readers a convincing case In Defense of Good Women.”—Barbara Stark-Nemon, author of Hard Cider

“Like the novel’s pervading river, one that aptly embodies risk, freedom, and even death, we are deftly swept between deeply contemplative moments in a cozy cottage and tense courtroom dramas where the stakes are nothing less than the salvation of good women. Expertly drawn characters, vivid settings, escalating suspense, and a profoundly relevant topic merge to create a tour de force. I could not put this book down.”—Dorene O’Brien, author of What It Might Feel Like to Hope

“Fiction with a thoughtful point doesn’t always kick you in the gut the way In Defense of Good Women does. A page-turning masterpiece!”—Lori B. Duff, attorney and author of Devil’s Defense and Broken Things