The child who
Subtitle: a novel
By: Simon Lelic
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780143120919
Subjects: FICTION / Suspense; Juvenile delinquents; FICTION / Literary; Children; Crimes against; Fiction
Description: "A chance phone call throws the biggest murder case in southern England into the hands of provincial attorney Leo Curtice. Twelve-year-old Daniel Blake stands accused of murdering an eleven-year-old girl. But who is truly responsible when one child kills another? As Curtice sets out to defend the indefensible, he soon finds himself pitted against an enraged community calling for blood. When the build-up of pressure takes a sinister turn, he fears for his wife and young daughter's safety. Must he choose between his family and the life of a damaged child? With piercing psychological insights, Lelic examines a community's response to a horrendous crime"--