โShocking, emotive, urgent and originalโ Chris Whitaker
โA non-stop thrill rideโ Jeffery Deaver
โQueen of the โwhat ifโ thriller. Unflinching, unguessable and unputdownableโ Simon Lelic
โThrilling, topical and timely ... I ripped through this in a few daysโ Louise Swanson
โProvocative, inventive and compulsively page-turningโ David Koepp
The one decision you canโt 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.
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.