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Beyond All Reasonable Doubt by Saskia Maarleveld

Beyond All Reasonable Doubt

A Novel

Saskia Maarleveld, Malin Persson Giolito, Rachel Willson-Broyles - translator

Other Press · Print & ebook · June 4, 2019

Best Thriller and Mystery of the Year – Washington Post Best Thriller and Mystery of the Year – San Francisco Gate From the award-winning author of Quicksand, a gripping legal thriller that follows one woman’s conflicted efforts to overturn what may be a wrongful conviction.

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Who it’s for
A serious-minded legal thriller where the search for justice keeps complicating the question of guilt.
Genres
Legal Thrillers, International Crime Fiction, Suspense
Published
Other Press, June 4, 2019

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About this book

Best Thriller and Mystery of the Year – Washington Post Best Thriller and Mystery of the Year – San Francisco Gate From the award-winning author of Quicksand, a gripping legal thriller that follows one woman’s conflicted efforts to overturn what may be a wrongful conviction. I'm giving you a chance to achieve every lawyer’s dream, said Sophia Weber’s old professor. Freeing an innocent man. Thirteen years ago, a fifteen-year-old girl was murdered.

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Doctor Stig Ahlin was sentenced to life in prison. But no one has forgotten the brutal crime. Ahlin is known as one of the most ruthless criminals. When Sophia Weber discovers critical flaws in the murder investigation, she decides to help Ahlin. But Sophia doing her utmost to get her client exonerated arouses many people's disgust. And the more she learns, the more difficult her job becomes. What kind of man is her client really? What has he done? And will she ever know the truth?

Justice in Doubt

A serious-minded legal thriller where the search for justice keeps complicating the question of guilt.

Come here for

  • A legal fight shaped by doubts about guilt and the truth
  • Tension that deepens as a flawed investigation comes under scrutiny

Expect

  • Moral unease around defending a man accused of a brutal crime
  • Suspense built from uncertainty, public disgust, and unanswered questions

Where it sits

Legal Thrillers76%
International Crime Fiction41%
Suspense17%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Psychological Fiction
  • Crime Fiction
  • Legal Thrillers
Authors
Saskia Maarleveld, Malin Persson Giolito, Rachel Willson-Broyles - translator
Publisher
Other Press
Published
June 4, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Psychological Fiction