Gripping

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This is my first time to read a Karin Slaughter book and it certainly won't be my last.

Absolutely gripping from the start. Leigh is a successful defense lawyer. Her sister Callie is a deadbeat drug addict.

They hide a huge secret which happened 20 years ago and which has formed their lives. Callie has always relied on Leigh to protect her and clean up her messes. They have a troubled, possibly dysfunctional relationship.

Leigh gets told by her boss she must take on the case of a wealthy man accussed of several rapes who has personally asked for Leigh to defend him. At first she doesn't realise who he is and how he knows her. But when she finds out, she is brought back to the dreadful events of 20 years ago. He hints that if she doesn't get him off, he will reveal her secret.

This book is extremely graphic in parts. It deals with the Covid pandemic which makes it relatable to current times.