The Guilty One by Lisa Ballantyne

The Guilty One by Lisa Ballantyne

Moving and suspenseful, Lisa Ballantyne's The Guilty One is a psychological thriller about the darkness in each of us. It explores how we are all tied to our pasts, and what it means to be guilty.

Solicitor Daniel Hunter is called to defend 11-year-old Sebastian who has been charged with the murder of a young boy on a London playground. While examining Sebastian's life in order to save it, Daniel can't help but be transported to his own difficult youth spent in foster care--a time when the one he trusted the most was the one who betrayed him...

Emotionally wrought, and with an abundance of twists and turns, The Guilty One is a character-driven novel of suspense that explores the true nature of guilt.

Lisa Ballantyne was born in Scotland and attended the University of St. Andrews to study English literature. Andrews lived and worked in China, where she began seriously writing. Her work was short-listed for the Dundee International Book Award before it was published. Her debut novel, The Guilty One, was selected for the Autumn 2012 Richard and Judy Book Club and was long-listed for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize. It was also short-listed for an Edgar Allan Poe Award.