Another Picoult novel that pits the American justice system against true justice. In this story, a young boy named Nathaniel is raped by someone he knows. His mother, Nina, is a prosecutor for the state of Maine that works to convict child molesters and rapists and knows the criminal justice system from front to back - including how it often takes advantage of the young and weak. Knowing this, and faced with the fact that this time it's her child on the witness stand, she decides to take matters into her own hand. Nina shoots the man she believes did this to her son.returnreturnThe story then spirals into a role reversal. Nina, used to being the prosecutor, is now the defendant. How does she and her legal team prove that she did this out of undying and unstoppable love for son? And does this even justify the act of murdering a man? And how does this affect those around her? Her husband, her best friends, her own child... Especially when Picoult throws in twist after twist. And once again, leaves her reader thinking about themselves in that situation.returnreturnAt times, the roads Picoult took seemed a tad outlandish and thrown in for drama's sake, but it was still a very enjoyable read. Good for anyone interested in the legal system and ethical dilemmas.