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Violence
Some
Murder; juvenile criminal trial; moderate thriller tension
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Minimal substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate psychological intensity; juvenile justice; question of culpability; systemic pressure on a teenager
What this book is about
A fourteen-year-old boy is being tried as an adult for a brutal murder. Judy Carrier of Rosato & Associates takes on the case despite overwhelming evidence of guilt, convinced that there is more to the story. A Scottoline novel that examines the juvenile justice system and the question of when a child is truly culpable for violence.
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Juvenile tried as adult
Murder
Justice system critique
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