{"product_id":"books-the-final-case-by-david-guterson","title":"The Final Case","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSnow Falling on Cedars\u003c\/i\u003e--a moving father-son story that is also a taut courtroom drama and a bold examination of privilege, power, and how to live a meaningful life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Ultimately, the mystery at the center of \u003ci\u003eThe Final Case\u003c\/i\u003e is not about innocence or guilt, but about how one family's profound attachments can stand alongside breathtaking cruelty in another.\" --Scott Turow, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A girl dies one late, rainy night a few feet from the back door of her home. The girl, Abeba, was born in Ethiopia. Her adoptive parents, Delvin and Betsy Harvey--conservative, white fundamentalist Christians--are charged with her murder.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Royal, a Seattle criminal attorney in the last days of his long career, takes Betsy Harvey's case. An octogenarian without a driver's license, he leans on his son--the novel's narrator--as he prepares for trial.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e So begins \u003ci\u003eThe Final Case\u003c\/i\u003e, a bracing, astute, and deeply affecting examination of justice and injustice--and familial love. David Guterson's first courtroom drama since \u003ci\u003eSnow Falling on Cedars\u003c\/i\u003e, it is his most compelling and heartfelt novel to date.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53774294122769,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780525563112.jpg?v=1783983203","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-the-final-case-by-david-guterson","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}