The Final Case by David Guterson
From the award-winning, bestselling author of Snow Falling on Cedars--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."Ultimately, the mystery at the center of The Final Case is not about innocence or guilt, but about how one family's profound attachments can stand alongside breathtaking cruelty in another." --Scott Turow, The New York Times Book Review
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.
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.
So begins The Final Case, a bracing, astute, and deeply affecting examination of justice and injustice--and familial love. David Guterson's first courtroom drama since Snow Falling on Cedars, it is his most compelling and heartfelt novel to date.
David Guterson is the author of five novels: Snow Falling on Cedars, which won the PEN/Faulkner and American Booksellers Association Book of the Year Awards; East of the Mountains; Our Lady of the Forest, which was named a New York TimesNotable Book and a Los Angeles Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer Best Book of the Year; The Other; and Ed King. He's also the author of two nonfiction books, Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense and Descent: A Memoir of Madness, as well as a prior story collection, The Land Ahead of Us, the Country Behind; a poetry collection, Songs for a Summons; and a poetry collection, Songs for a Summons. He lives in Washington State and is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780525563112 |
| ISBN 10 | 0525563113 |
| Title | The Final Case |
| Author | David Guterson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2022-11-29 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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