Author: Christina Dalcher
Published: August 17, 2023 by HQ
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
Genre: Political Thriller / Dystopian
First Sentence: Death Row Inmate #39384. If I wasn’t going to die, this story would end here.
Blurb: 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.
My Opinion: So disappointing. The premise was good, unfortunately the novel didn’t live up to it.
I have previously enjoyed Christina Dalcher's dystopian novels. Although this novel is listed as a political thriller, it lacked the necessary highs and political writing to keep me engaged. I was expecting more dystopic elements since the premise is -- if an attorney seeks the death penalty and the convicted is later found innocent, the attorney who requested the execution will be sentenced to death.
Sure, Justine was in a bad place when she asked for the death penalty for the crime that Jake Milford was charged with, but she had no idea that everyone surrounding his trial was lying and withholding evidence. Then she reads his journal. What is she going to do now that the truth has been revealed?
Jake’s journal entries were the only spark in this drawn-out book. The rest was a bit meh for me.
Blurb: 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.
My Opinion: So disappointing. The premise was good, unfortunately the novel didn’t live up to it.
I have previously enjoyed Christina Dalcher's dystopian novels. Although this novel is listed as a political thriller, it lacked the necessary highs and political writing to keep me engaged. I was expecting more dystopic elements since the premise is -- if an attorney seeks the death penalty and the convicted is later found innocent, the attorney who requested the execution will be sentenced to death.
Sure, Justine was in a bad place when she asked for the death penalty for the crime that Jake Milford was charged with, but she had no idea that everyone surrounding his trial was lying and withholding evidence. Then she reads his journal. What is she going to do now that the truth has been revealed?
Jake’s journal entries were the only spark in this drawn-out book. The rest was a bit meh for me.
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