False Witness

A Novel

De: Karin Slaughter

Narrado por: Kathleen Early

He saw what you did.

He knows who you are....

From the New York Times best-selling author of Pieces of Her and The Silent Wife, an electrifying stand-alone thriller.

An ordinary life...

Leigh Collier has worked hard to build what looks like a normal life. She has a good job as a defense attorney, a daughter doing well in school, and even her divorce is relatively civilized - her life is just as unremarkable as she’d always hoped it would be.

...hides a devastating past...

But Leigh’s ordinary life masks a childhood that was far from average...a childhood tarnished by secrets, broken by betrayal, and finally torn apart by a devastating act of violence.

...but now the past is catching up...

Then a case lands on her desk - defending a wealthy man accused of rape. It’s the highest profile case she’s ever been given - a case that could transform her career, if she wins. But when she meets the accused, she realizes that it’s no coincidence that he’s chosen her as his attorney. She knows him. And he knows her. More to the point, he knows what happened 20 years ago and why Leigh has spent two decades running.

...and time is running out.

If she can’t get him acquitted, she’ll lose much more than the case. The only person who can help her is her estranged younger sister Callie, the last person Leigh would ever want to ask for help. But suddenly she has no choice....

©2021 Karin Slaughter (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

Could have been 5 stars but….

Fantastic story but the author made no effort to disguise her immense dislike for men (especially white men) while she tirelessly lamented the disparate treatment of every other demographic but white men.

Great story and amazing narration!

I completely enjoyed this book. I actually cared about the characters. There were times I was angry with them, and times I found myself crying with or for them. The story pulled you in and the narration was top notch. I enjoyed the adventure and am very glad I purchased.

amazing

one of the best books I've read in a while I love how raw and true and open this book was amazing story sad heartbreaking but so very true on so many different levels would not change a thing! narration was great fit the story perfect!!

Good book, unexpected graphic sexual violence

This was a very good book, it was a lot more graphic than I thought it would be but overall good. It was hard to put down at times, made me cry, made me laugh, and made me think. I will say had I known how graphic the sexual violence was I probably wouldn't have purchased it.

Amazing book!

I knew I would enjoy this book simply because it’s written by my favorite author. I wasn’t expecting to immediately fall in love. I was blindsided by that. I gasped as the first twist happened so early. Didn’t see that coming at all, but it perfectly setup the events to follow and the how and why of who Leigh and Callie are as adults.

I have no idea if the details of what happened to Callie and the resulting feelings are from research or firsthand experience, but as a survivor, I can tell you I was in tears. They’re spot-on accurate.

I love Will and Sarah, but I’ll be so disappointed if this isn’t the first book in a new series featuring Leigh Collier.