Web of Mistrust

"''It's finally time to lay this web of mistrust to rest!' I exclaimed, parading in after Niamh.' -Yuri Rinko" Web of Mistrust is the third book in the Quiet After the Hurricane series by digitaldreams0801. The story's plot line involved a mental condition known as Midnight Discord controlling a few people... And causing disastrous results in the process that leave the protagonists in danger.

1)The Misled Turnabout
Polly Bloom is attacked and Carson Rinko, the mysterious Chief of Detectives is accused of it. Niamh Tenniswood and Averl Jones decide to take on his defense, and due to Polly's inability to think straight after her attack, the defendant is released from charges, though the culprit had been hiding in plain sight the entire time.

2)Turnabout Mansion
Tenniswood, Yuri Rinko, and Chrysalis Starr are all taken into questioning by Abilene and Anthony Umber, who say that one of them committed murder. Tenniswood is accused of killing local prosecutor Callie Umber, so Lily and Chrysalis defend her. Eventually, they reach the conclusion that maybe an old enemy of theirs is involved with the crime in some way.

3)The Theatrical Turnabout
Chrysalis is accused of murder, so Tenniswood, Yuri, and Cotoli Morix take on the case against Polly and Anton Burke. Halfway through the case, they discover that the witnesses and Cotoli have been attacked by the real culprit, who brings out a dark side in Chrysalis that nobody in the agency seems to know about, though Tenniswood calls this side Midnight.

4)Turnabout Reignition
Yuri and her mother are shot, though Yuri is arrested for the crime. Tenniswood and Lily defend her, and with help from Venus Rinko, they learn that the case could potentially be linked to an incident from Yuri's youth in which her father was involved before his abrupt disappearance.

5)Turnabout Masquerade (PX-6 Incident)
A defense attorney is killed in the agency, her body found in the hidden evidence room. Lily is arrested for the crime. Tenniswood and Yuri defend her, but with a mysterious witness who seems to be suffering from amnesia, the case seems impossible to solve, though an old friend appears to expose the truth behind the case... Though she may be more tied in than they thought.

Main Characters
Niamh Tenniswood-The main character. She works at Morix Law Offices and takes on three of the cases in the book. She was accused of murder in the second case and played a large role in the third and fifth cases, detecting Midnight Discord in the mastermind and his final victim in both cases.

Yuri Rinko-Tenniswood's assistant and a worker at Morix Law Offices. She ends up getting wrapped in a variety of cases during the course of the story, not knowing that she's the reason that the entire story began. She's also the daughter of Carson, though this isn't mentioned until the later phases of the book.

Lily Shield-Another agency lawyer. She helps out by defending Yuri and Tenniswood during the second and fourth cases as the main lawyer. She ends up sitting in the defendant's chair in the final case of the book, as her illness had taken effect when she discovered the true crime scene.

Chrysalis Starr-One of the agency's workers and Cotoli's younger sister. During the third and fifth cases, it is revealed that she suffers from a fear based psychological state called Midnight Discord. Since Carson also has such, the two were attracted to each other, resulting in their fight during the final case.

Averl Jones-A legal assistant working for the agency. She assists Tenniswood during the first case, though she stays in the background for most of the rest of the book. In the final case, she helps out Tenniswood by calling the police when blood is found littering the agency's floor.

Cotoli Morix-Owner of the agency and Chrysalis' legal guardian. He acts as the head honcho of the agency, giving advice here and there, though he finds himself in the hospital after an assault from the third case at the hands of the mastermind. In the final case, he keeps his sister safe after her attack.

Deirdre Moody-A prosecutor with the local district. She is the prosecution for a few of the cases in the book. It also shown in a shadowy moment of mystery that she and the mastermind are working together to protect Yuri from being placed in a situation of danger like Venus Rinko and Cassidy Rinko had been in the past.

Polly Bloom-Another local prosecutor. She ends up as the victim in the first case after meeting with Carson and getting hit on the head. The statue she was hit with becomes a large part of the story in the third and fifth cases, which Polly prosecutes.

Anton Burke-Polly's assistant and (according to Yuri) 'cinnamon bun'. He helps out the prosecution during cases three and five, where he watches the trial shyly from Polly's side. In the final case, he proposes a piece of evidence that corners the witness into confessing what they truly saw.

Hana Bullgard-The final main prosecutor. She appears only in the first case, though she also helps with protecting Yuri from any sort of danger. She, Deirdre, Carson, and minor character Abbie Mills make up this group of protectors for the young girl.

Abilene Umber-Older sister to Yuri and son of Carson. She is also the twin to Anthony, and together they work to find the agency's members guilty of murder as part of Midnight Discord's plans to keep Yuri from danger. She is oblivious to the fact that she's being used and blindly follows Midnight's plans the whole book.

Anthony Umber-Abilene's twin. He is Carson's eldest child and the older half brother to Yuri as well. He and Abilene work as unknowing accomplices to Midnight's schemes during the course of the book, not knowing that he's being used by Midnight, who doesn't want to do dirty work.

Carson Rinko-The mastermind of the story and Yuri's long lost father. From behind the scenes, he was intent on keeping her safe so that she wouldn't be taken from him like Venus and Cassidy once had been. He is also the father of Abilene and Anthony, who followed his plans. He has Midnight Discord, which turns him into a culprit during cases one, two, three, and five.

Midnight Discord-A psychological condition that controls those who suffer from it. It is known in this book to be hidden inside of Chrysalis and Carson. Midnight affected people attract to one another, which caused the final case. Midnight often has changing attitudes and changing voices in the people it appears in.

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Summary
Past and present seem to have more links than Niamh Tenniswood thought. When a prosecutor turns up unconscious, having been assaulted, a case from two years prior, the trial of Yuri Rinko, resurfaces. Behind the scenes, the Chief of Detectives, a mysterious man named Carson, seems to have a wish to destroy the agency. A new detective and prosecutor duo attempts to find most of the agency's workers falsely guilty of crimes they didn't commit for reasons unknown. Another member of the agency's super team is going through an odd phase involving the dark force known as midnight discord, a mind controlling condition. Somehow, all of it is connected, and it's Niamh's job to figure out what picture the puzzle pieces form. It's just one big web of mistrust.