The truth of it all : a novel /
Florio, Gwen, 1955-
The truth of it all : a novel / Gwen Florio. - First edition. - 296 pages ; 25 cm
When she finally gets a breakout case involving a teenage Iraqi refugee, public defender Julia Geary throws herself into the case until she starts receiving vicious threats against her family and her client is left in a coma, pitting her against the town's most powerful forces. Public defender Julia Geary longs for a breakout case. It arrives when members of the high school soccer team report seeing a teammate-- Iraqi refugee Sami Mohammed-- assaulting a girl in the locker room. In a town where animosity against refugees has reached a fever pitch, Julia finds an ally in high school principal Dom Parrish, who believes Sami is innocent. Then Julia receives vicious threats against her family, and a senseless act of violence leaves Sami in a coma. When new evidence points to the town's most prominent citizens, powerful forces are determined to bury the truth. -- adapted from jacket
9781643858579 1643858572
Public defenders--Fiction.
Widows--Fiction.
Single mothers--Fiction.
Refugees--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Novels.
The truth of it all : a novel / Gwen Florio. - First edition. - 296 pages ; 25 cm
When she finally gets a breakout case involving a teenage Iraqi refugee, public defender Julia Geary throws herself into the case until she starts receiving vicious threats against her family and her client is left in a coma, pitting her against the town's most powerful forces. Public defender Julia Geary longs for a breakout case. It arrives when members of the high school soccer team report seeing a teammate-- Iraqi refugee Sami Mohammed-- assaulting a girl in the locker room. In a town where animosity against refugees has reached a fever pitch, Julia finds an ally in high school principal Dom Parrish, who believes Sami is innocent. Then Julia receives vicious threats against her family, and a senseless act of violence leaves Sami in a coma. When new evidence points to the town's most prominent citizens, powerful forces are determined to bury the truth. -- adapted from jacket
9781643858579 1643858572
Public defenders--Fiction.
Widows--Fiction.
Single mothers--Fiction.
Refugees--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Novels.