Free of Malice, Liz Lazarus
Free of Malice, Liz Lazarus
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Free of Malice

Author: Liz Lazarus

Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya

Unabridged: 10 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/17/2018


Synopsis

A thriller that portrays the emotional realities of healing from a vicious, physical attack and the obsession of one woman to force the legal system to acknowledge her right to self-defense.Laura Holland awakes in the middle of the night to see a stranger standing in her bedroom doorway. She manages to defend herself from the would-be rapist, though he threatens to return as he retreats. Traumatized with recurring nightmares, Laura seeks therapy and is exposed to a unique treatment called EMDR. She also seeks self-protection— buying a gun against the wishes of her husband. When Laura learns she could have gone to prison had she shot her fleeing assailant, she decides to write a hypothetical legal case using the details of that night.She enlists the help of criminal defense lawyer, Thomas Bennett, who proves to be well versed in the justice system but has an uncanny resemblance to her attacker. As the two work together to develop the story, Laura's discomfort escalates particularly when Thomas seems to know more about that night than he should. Reality and fiction soon merge as her real-life drama begins to mirror the fiction she's trying to create.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chelsea

Many thanks to Netgalley and author Liz Lazarus for providing my digital copy in exchange for a fair and honest review. Wow, this is a debut?! So impressed. This might be one of my favorite reads of 2016 yet. Its a thriller on steroids and I flew through to the end and wishing I had savored it a bit......more

Goodreads review by Mandy

Received ARC from author in exchange for review. Wow! For a first time author this book rocked. The characters were well developed and likable. Laura, the main character has been through a horrific trauma in which she is left emotionally scarred. In Laura's own way to heal she starts going to a lawy......more