I read this back in January of 2021 so that’s about 2 years and 8 months ago!  I keep a blog to remind myself of what I’ve read. That’s not as easy as it used to be as I’m 75 years old and read about 150 books a year making my memory of True Intent about 330 books ago –  

True Intent
by Michael Stagg x2
2019
read by George Newborn 9h 34m
Rating – A/ legal drama
(2nd in Nate Shepherd series)

But thanks to your question I got interested but still, I couldn’t remember.  Checking my blog I saw I’d given the book an A, but I had also just finished the Stagg’s 1st book in the series,  LETHAL DEFENSE (Dec 30 2020) and also given it an A. (My ratings sometimes go up to A+++ for the special ones that just rock.  James Lee Burke).  

SPOILERS!!!! MAJOR SPOILERS!!! ALERT!!!!

Anyway – with that as an explanation – I had to go back and reread TRUE INTENT.  I did have a general idea of what happened, but I was between books and had the time. Fortunately, I thoroughly enjoyed the rearead.  🙂 

Your question; What did Nick decide to do?  He stayed home.  He didn’t go with Liselle or even bring her to his own house because Jeremy(?) turns out to be a male friend who picks her up in nearby parking lot when she’s released from jail. 

Imo, Stagg made the ending deliberately unclear to the point of being open-ended.  I don’t think she murdered the guy because there were some real questions about things (the toothbrushes) so really, I think she did know about the blood pressure meds and the St. John’s Wort.  She should have known if he told everyone, and if she knew about the metoprolol (I do, too.) mixed with St John’s Wort she could have set it up but …. Why???? So I don’t think so.  

I do think she was less than honest, though, but so was his daughter although I’ll bet they believed she did it. 

And then at the very end is the metaphor of the trees which I thought also seemed unclear but … 

Duchess .;; I hope you see this. I tried to respond to you under your question but WordPress won’t let me do it.