The Guilty One: The stunning Richard & Judy Book Club pick
Aug 2012 · Hachette UK
4.2star
15 reviews
Ebook
384
Pages
About this ebook
A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB FAVOURITE
AN INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON
'Sophisticated, suspenseful, unsettling' Lee Child
'Grips like a vice' Daily Mail
'Compulsive' Rosamund Lupton
'Moving, insightful' Guardian
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Daniel Hunter has spent years defending lost causes as a solicitor in London. But his life changes when he is introduced to Sebastian, an eleven-year-old accused of murdering an innocent young boy.
As he plunges into the muddy depths of Sebastian's troubled home life, Daniel thinks back to his own childhood in foster care - and to Minnie, the woman whose love saved him, until she, too, betrayed him so badly that he cut her out of his life.
But what crime did Minnie commit that made Daniel disregard her for fifteen years? And will Daniel's identification with a child on trial for murder make him question everything he ever believed in?
___________
'One of the most readable, emotionally intense novels of the year' Richard & Judy Book Club
'It kept me up all night and guessing the whole way through' Jenny Colgan
'A page-turner with real emotional depth' Daily Express
'Moving and suspenseful' Joyce Carol Oates
'Absorbing' Company
'Will touch your heart, even as it leaves you unsettled' Hallie Ephron
'Outstanding' Daily Record
*DON'T MISS LISA BALLANTYNE'S NEW THRILLER, THE INNOCENT ONE, OUT NOW*
AN INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON
'Sophisticated, suspenseful, unsettling' Lee Child
'Grips like a vice' Daily Mail
'Compulsive' Rosamund Lupton
'Moving, insightful' Guardian
___________
Daniel Hunter has spent years defending lost causes as a solicitor in London. But his life changes when he is introduced to Sebastian, an eleven-year-old accused of murdering an innocent young boy.
As he plunges into the muddy depths of Sebastian's troubled home life, Daniel thinks back to his own childhood in foster care - and to Minnie, the woman whose love saved him, until she, too, betrayed him so badly that he cut her out of his life.
But what crime did Minnie commit that made Daniel disregard her for fifteen years? And will Daniel's identification with a child on trial for murder make him question everything he ever believed in?
___________
'One of the most readable, emotionally intense novels of the year' Richard & Judy Book Club
'It kept me up all night and guessing the whole way through' Jenny Colgan
'A page-turner with real emotional depth' Daily Express
'Moving and suspenseful' Joyce Carol Oates
'Absorbing' Company
'Will touch your heart, even as it leaves you unsettled' Hallie Ephron
'Outstanding' Daily Record
*DON'T MISS LISA BALLANTYNE'S NEW THRILLER, THE INNOCENT ONE, OUT NOW*
Ratings and reviews
4.2
15 reviews
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October 25, 2012
I found it very gripping. It created interesting beleivable characters and made me feel emotionally connected to them.
Jane Evans
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August 18, 2013
Not my style of mystery. I prefer not knowing who the guilty party is and to be kept guessing.
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Natalee Cawthra
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February 26, 2017
Really good read with a good twist
About the author
Lisa Ballantyne is the internationally bestselling author of four novels. Her debut, The Guilty One, was a Richard and Judy Book Club bestseller, Edgar-Award nominated and translated into nearly thirty languages. Her second novel, Good Bad Love (previously Redemption Road), was a USA Today bestseller. She lives in Glasgow, Scotland.
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