CW: rape, murder
"Leigh Coulton has worked
hard to build what looks like a normal life. She has a good job as a
defence attorney, a daughter doing well in school, and even her divorce
is relatively civilised - her life is just as unremarkable as she'd
always hoped it would be. But
Leigh's ordinary life masks a childhood which was far from average... a
childhood tarnished by secrets, broken by betrayal, and finally torn
apart by a devastating act of violence.
Then
a case lands on her desk - defending a wealthy man accused of rape.
It's the highest profile case she's ever been given - a case which could
transform her career, if she wins. But when she meets the accused, she
realises that it's no coincidence that he's chosen her as his attorney.
She knows him. And he knows her. More to the point, he knows what
happened twenty years ago, and why Leigh has spent two decades running. If
she can't get him acquitted, she'll lose much more than the case. The
only person who can help her is her younger, estranged sister Calli, the
last person Leigh would ever want to ask for help. But suddenly she has
no choice..."--Goodreads blurb
Karin Slaughter is...something. What a great writer and storyteller, but sometimes these stories are just so hard to read. I never really want to say I enjoy a Karin Slaughter book, because they are often very disturbing, but I did not put this book down until the last word. There was also some humor sprinkled into this one, which I appreciated. The vet and the cat names were fantastic.
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