Janet Moodie has spent years as a death row appeals attorney. Overworked and recently widowed, she's had her fill of hopeless cases, and is determined that this will be her last. Her client is Marion 'Andy' Hardy, convicted along with his brother Emory of the rape and murder of two women. But Emory received a life sentence while Andy got the death penalty, labeled the ringleader despite his low IQ and Emory's dominant personality.
Convinced that Andy's previous lawyers missed mitigating evidence that would have kept him off death row, Janet investigates Andy's past. She discovers a sordid and damaged upbringing, a series of errors on the part of his previous counsel, and most worrying of all, the possibility that there is far more to the murders than was first thought. Andy may be guilty, but does he deserve to die?
Published: 16th May 2017
Publisher: Titan Books
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Series or Stand-Alone: Stand-Alone
Source: Review Copy from Publisher
MY REVIEW
What I liked about this story... This book could not have come at a better time, right in the middle of my 'I really want to read thriller style books' mood. What I liked the most was actually following the case as it went along and discovering things as Janet was discovering them. A lot of the time, to be honest, I had not guessed what might happen but sometime I did but that didn't matter. This book definitely kept me on the edge of my seat for most of the book. As most who know me know that I love a good book about secrets and this one fit right into that category. The ending for me was brilliant, I had kind of suspected what would happen but loved to see it all play out.
What I didn't like about this story... Although this is not technically a negative I am putting it here anyway because it is all I have to put in this section but I would have loved to have learnt more about Janet, more about her back story etc throughout the book as well as having the main story.
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