A Murder of Crows is the story of one man's struggle with his responsibilities as a lawyer and with the appetite of his ego. Prominent New Orleans attorney Lawson Russell (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) puts his name on a best seller he didn't write. However, the novel he stole was a factual account of a series of murders. Hunted by the detective Clifford Dubose (Tom Berenger) and the FBI, Lawson Russell must discover who framed him and why.