The Sentence
Published on 17. August 2023
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-00-855947-2 (ISBN)
Description
The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling phenomenon, VOX
'Shocking, emotive, urgent and original' Chris Whitaker
'A non-stop thrill ride' Jeffery Deaver
'Queen of the "what if" thriller. Unflinching, unguessable and unputdownable' Simon Lelic
'Thrilling, topical and timely ... I ripped through this in a few days' Louise Swanson
'Provocative, inventive and compulsively page-turning' David Koepp
The one decision you can't take back
Prosecutor, Justine Boucher has only asked for the death penalty once, in a brutal murder case.
In doing so, she put her own life on the line. Because, if the convicted are later found innocent, the lawyer who requested the execution will be sentenced to death.
Justine had no doubt that the man she sent to the chair was guilty.
Until now.
Presented with evidence that could prove his innocence, Justine must find out the truth before anyone else does.
Her life depends on it.
'Shocking, emotive, urgent and original' Chris Whitaker
'A non-stop thrill ride' Jeffery Deaver
'Queen of the "what if" thriller. Unflinching, unguessable and unputdownable' Simon Lelic
'Thrilling, topical and timely ... I ripped through this in a few days' Louise Swanson
'Provocative, inventive and compulsively page-turning' David Koepp
The one decision you can't take back
Prosecutor, Justine Boucher has only asked for the death penalty once, in a brutal murder case.
In doing so, she put her own life on the line. Because, if the convicted are later found innocent, the lawyer who requested the execution will be sentenced to death.
Justine had no doubt that the man she sent to the chair was guilty.
Until now.
Presented with evidence that could prove his innocence, Justine must find out the truth before anyone else does.
Her life depends on it.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for The Sentence'Chilling, thought-provoking and furiously compelling. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.' B P WALTER
'Absorbing, dynamic, button-pushing' ROSS ARMSTRONG
'A riveting treatise on criminal justice' ALLISON DICKSON
'Thought-provoking, intelligent and utterly gripping' ROZ WATKINS
Praise for Christina Dalcher
'A truly compulsive novel' STYLIST
'Intelligent, suspenseful, provocative, and intensely disturbing - everything a great novel should be' LEE CHILD
'Thought-provoking and thrilling' WOMAN & HOME
'Extraordinary' LOUISE O'NEILL
'A fast-paced, twisting thriller' DAILY MAIL
'Terrifyingly plausible' LOUISE CANDLISH
'[Dalcher] knows how to hit the emotional buttons . . .compelling' GUARDIAN
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
560 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-855947-2 (9780008559472)
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Christina Dalcher is the Sunday Times bestselling author of VOX, Q and Femlandia. She earned her doctorate in theoretical linguistics from Georgetown University, specialising in the phonetics of sound change in Italian and British dialects. She and her husband split their time between the American South and Naples, Italy.