The Innocent One
The Gripping, Must-read Thriller From the Richard & Judy Book Club Bestselling Author
Little, Brown Book Group · Print & ebook · August 4, 2022
He was a child who was accused of murder.
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- Who it’s for
- A brisk, high-stakes read with plenty to argue over after the last page.
- Genres
- Legal Thrillers, Psychological Thrillers, Suspense
- Published
- Little, Brown Book Group, August 4, 2022
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He was a child who was accused of murder. Who did he become when he grew up? A gripping, thought-provoking thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Everything She Forgot. Innocent? Ten years have passed, but everyone remembers The Angel Killer. Sebastian Croll was just eleven years old when accused of murdering his playmate.
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Criminal attorney Daniel Hunter helped prove Sebastian's innocence in a trial that gripped the nation—and now the past is being unearthed when he gets a call from his old client. Or guilty? Sebastian's university professor has been brutally murdered—and everyone who knew her is in the frame of suspicion. As Daniel steps in to represent Sebastian for a second time, news about the boy's past spreads like wildfire, instantly branding Sebastian as guilty. With tensions around the country rising, can Daniel prove once again that Sebastian is the innocent one? Especially when he realizes that it's not just Sebastian who is in danger, but himself . . . Read more
What Hooks You
A brisk, high-stakes read with plenty to argue over after the last page.
Come here for
- legal-thriller momentum
- book-club conversation fuel
Expect
- crime-fiction tension
- domestic-thriller pressure
Where it sits
| Legal Thrillers | 78% |
|---|---|
| Psychological Thrillers | 45% |
| Suspense | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Psychological Thrillers
- Child & Custody Law
- Authors
- Lisa Ballantyne
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Published
- August 4, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Psychological Thrillers