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The Sentence

By: Christina Dalcher
Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow, Greg Lockett
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 The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling phenomenon, VOX

‘Shocking, emotive, urgent and original’ Chris Whitaker

’A non-stop thrill ride’ Jeffery Deaver

’Queen of the “what if” thriller. Unflinching, unguessable and unputdownable’ Simon Lelic

’Thrilling, topical and timely … I ripped through this in a few days’ Louise Swanson

’Provocative, inventive and compulsively page-turning’ David Koepp

The one decision you can’t take back

Prosecutor, Justine Boucher has only asked for the death penalty once, in a brutal murder case.

In doing so, she put her own life on the line. Because, if the convicted are later found innocent, the lawyer who requested the execution will be sentenced to death.

Justine had no doubt that the man she sent to the chair was guilty.

Until now.

Presented with evidence that could prove his innocence, Justine must find out the truth before anyone else does.

Her life depends on it.

©2023 Christina Dalcher (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Crime Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Law Suspense

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Critic reviews

‘Chilling, thought-provoking and furiously compelling. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.’ B P WALTER

’Absorbing, dynamic, button-pushing’ ROSS ARMSTRONG

‘A riveting treatise on criminal justice’ ALLISON DICKSON

‘Thought-provoking, intelligent and utterly gripping’ ROZ WATKINS

Praise for Christina Dalcher

‘A truly compulsive novel’ STYLIST

‘Intelligent, suspenseful, provocative, and intensely disturbing – everything a great novel should be’ LEE CHILD

‘Thought-provoking and thrilling’ WOMAN & HOME

‘Extraordinary’ LOUISE O’NEILL

‘A fast-paced, twisting thriller’ DAILY MAIL

‘Terrifyingly plausible’ LOUISE CANDLISH

‘[Dalcher] knows how to hit the emotional buttons . . .compelling’ GUARDIAN
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In true Dalcher style, this is an irresistible listen. I couldn’t put it down. Not as dystopian as her other books, but still gives you pause to stop and think. Definitely recommend.

Great read

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An excellent book and a great idea to go along with it.
A couple of holes in the plot though that was bugging me.

A strange ending though.

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Slow slow boring and just too similar to author’s other books to make story interesting

Don’t waste your time or money

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