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The Guilty One (2012)

by Lisa Ballantyne(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0062195514 (ISBN13: 9780062195517)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

William Morrow Paperbacks

review 1: Such high quality writing for a first novel. This book deals with the social question: who is to blame when children do wrong and what can we do to prevent it? We witness two young Scottish children. One's mother is a crack addict. He is bounced around foster families until one foster mom adopts him. Much later, he is defense lawyer for a boy with a wealthy and abusive father who, at age 11, is being tried as an adult for murder.
review 2: 3/5. I'm a bit conflicted about the outcome of this book, actually. I really enjoyed it all the way through. It's well written, it's easy to follow, clearly plotted. Both the present day and the flashback sections kept me hooked and I couldn't wait to find out the outcome. It's a crime thriller so, undoubtedly, there is... more going to be a twist. The twist arrived and nothing happened! The flashback sections began to gather pace, too, and I was eager to read on but they also ended on an anti-climax. I did really enjoy it, but I just wish the end was a bit more action-packed. less

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