'This thriller from Picoult is so taut you may need to remind yourself to breathe.' —Sun-Herald

'This novel is packed with suspense and insight. If you enjoy reading Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs, this is a novel which will absorb you.' —Highlife

What would push you to commit a crime? Assistant District Attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters and endures the frustration of seeing too many criminals slip through the system and walk free. So when she recieves the awful news that her son Nathaniel has been sexually abused—and is so traumatised that he is now mute she takes justice into her own hands as she enters the courtroom with a gun.

She may have killed the man who hurt her son, but has she destroyed her family in the process? And whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?

Part thriller, part courtroom drama and part family portrait, Jodi Picoult paints an indelible portrait of a family torn apart, and the drama of its riveting courtroom conclusion maintains the suspense until the final verdict is handed down.

Jodi Picoult has written thirteen bestselling and widely acclaimed novels, including My Sister's Keeper, Vanishing Acts and The Pact, and her latest book, The Tenth Circle. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children.