The Innocent One (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781639362547)

He was a child who was accused of murder. Who did he become when he grew up? A gripping, thought-provoking thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Everything She Forgot.

Innocent? Ten years have passed, but everyone remembers The Angel Killer. Sebastian Croll was just eleven years old when accused of murdering his playmate.

Criminal attorney Daniel Hunter helped prove Sebastian's innocence in a trial that gripped the nation--and now the past is being unearthed when he gets a call from his old client. Or guilty? Sebastian's university professor has been brutally murdered--and everyone who knew her is in the frame of suspicion. As Daniel steps in to represent Sebastian for a second time, news about the boy's past spreads like wildfire, instantly branding Sebastian as guilty.

With tensions around the country rising, can Daniel prove once again that Sebastian is the innocent one? Especially when he realizes that it's not just Sebastian who is in danger, but himself . . .

Author: Lisa Ballantyne
ISBN-10: 1639362541
ISBN-13: 9781639362547
Publisher: Pegasus Crime
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2022
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.98h x 5.91w x 1.34d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/29/2022
Booklist 11/01/2022 pg. 30