The Sentence

Name: The Sentence
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Christina Dalcher
ISBN: 9780008559502

Author: Christina Dalcher

Narrator: Laurel Lefkow, Greg Lockett

Unabridged: 9 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HQ

Published: 08/17/2023

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Crime, Political, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths

Synopsis

The gripping new thriller from the bestselling phenomenon, ‘Shocking, emotive, urgent and original’ Chris Whitaker ’A non-stop thrill ride’ Jeffery Deaver ’Queen of the “what if” thriller. Unflinching, unguessable and unputdownable’ Simon Lelic ’Thrilling, topical and timely … I ripped through this in a few days’ Louise Swanson ’Provocative, inventive and compulsively page-turning’ David Koepp The one decision you can’t take back Prosecutor, Justine Boucher has only asked for the death penalty once, in a brutal murder case. In doing so, she put her own life on the line. Because, if the convicted are later found innocent, the lawyer who requested the execution will be sentenced to death. Justine had no doubt that the man she sent to the chair was guilty. Until now. Presented with evidence that could prove his innocence, Justine must find out the truth before anyone else does. Her life depends on it.

Reviews

Goodreads review by frau.gedankenreich on January 26, 2024

~ 2,5* Christina Dalcher ist für mich leider so eine Art "Königin des verschenkten Potentials". Das habe ich bereits bei "Vox" so empfunden und das war auch hier nicht viel anders. Sie hat so tolle, ans Geniale angrenzende Ideen, und dann macht sie schlussendlich gefühlt kaum was draus. Stattdessen "......more

Goodreads review by Karen on October 28, 2023

3.5 / 5 Mixed feelings about this book, was thinking it was going to be one banging legal thriller but instead a very deep, philosophical discussion surrounding the death penalty and the power judges hold in court to demand a life be taken for crimes. The book touches on morality, what in the eyes o......more

Goodreads review by Chrissie on December 28, 2024

What if a convicted murderer is found to be innocent after they have been executed? They cannot be brought back to life! In this tale, the Prosecutor who proposed the death penalty is then to be executed. Sounds harsh, but this is seen as an effective way to prevent executions being sought - more imp......more

Goodreads review by Beth on September 08, 2023

For the first half of this book I was quite enjoying it as I found the subject matter interesting. However by 2/3 in I was starting to get a bit bored. The pacing seemed slow and not a lot was really happening. Unfortunately as it neared the end I lost interest as I was finding it all a bit dull.......more

Goodreads review by Josephine on August 27, 2023

This is a no hards bard legal thriller . Set in a world where the death penalty is only on offer if the prosecutor agrees tha if the defendent is later found innocent due to new evidence the prosecutor is sent to death instead. The narration is perfect the right tones give more calue to the story. Th......more

Quotes

Praise for ‘Chilling, thought-provoking and furiously compelling. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.’ B P WALTER ’Absorbing, dynamic, button-pushing’ ROSS ARMSTRONG ‘A riveting treatise on criminal justice’ ALLISON DICKSON ‘Thought-provoking, intelligent and utterly gripping’ ROZ WATKINS Praise for Christina Dalcher ‘A truly compulsive novel’ ‘Intelligent, suspenseful, provocative, and intensely disturbing – everything a great novel should be’ LEE CHILD ‘Thought-provoking and thrilling’ ‘Extraordinary’ LOUISE O’NEILL ‘A fast-paced, twisting thriller’ ‘Terrifyingly plausible’ LOUISE CANDLISH ‘[Dalcher] knows how to hit the emotional buttons . . .compelling’