The Guilty One

Zusatztext Ballantyne hits some strong emotional beats! and fans of Vanessa Diffenbaugh's The Language of Flowers will find much to like here Informationen zum Autor Lisa Ballantyne is the author of the Edgar Award-nominated The Guilty One . She lived and worked in China for many years and started writing seriously while she was there. Ballantyne now lives in Glasgow, Scotland. Klappentext An eight-year-old boy is found dead in a playground . . . and his eleven-year-old neighbor is accused of the crime. Leading the defense is London solicitor Daniel Hunter, a champion of lost causes. A damaged boy from a troubled home, Daniel's young client, Sebastian, reminds him of his own turbulent childhood—and of Minnie, the devoted woman whose love saved him. But one terrible act of betrayal irrevocably shattered their bond. As past and present collide, Daniel is faced with disturbing questions. Will his sympathy for Sebastian and his own memories blind him to the truth? What happened in the park—and who, ultimately, is to blame for a little boy's death? Rethinking everything he's ever believed, Daniel begins to understand what it means to be wrong . . . and to be the guilty one. Zusammenfassung Moving and suspenseful! Lisa Ballantyne’s The Guilty One is a psychological thriller about the darkness in each of us. It explores how we are all tied to our pasts! and what it means to be guilty. Solicitor Daniel Hunter is called to defend 11-year-old Sebastian who has been charged with the murder of a young boy on a London playground. While examining Sebastian’s life in order to save it! Daniel can’t help but be transported to his own difficult youth spent in foster care—a time when the one he trusted the most was the one who betrayed him… Emotionally wrought! and with an abundance of twists and turns! The Guilty One is a character-driven novel of suspense that explores the true nature of guilt. ...

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Ballantyne
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2013
• EAN: 9780062222954
• ISBN: 978-0-06-222295-4
• No. of pages: 576
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Harperluxe Large Print; Harperluxe Large Print
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Schottische SchriftstellerInnen: Werke (div.), Narrative theme: Interior life, Family life fiction, Psychological thriller, United States of America, USA, Anthologies: general, Crime and mystery fiction, Fiction: general and literary, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: General, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Thrillers / Legal, FICTION: Family Life / Siblings, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, FICTION: Legal