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Beyond all reasonable doubt : a novel / Malin Persson Giolito ; translated from the Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Swedish Publisher: New York : Other Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 464 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781590519196
  • 1590519191
Uniform titles:
  • Bortom allt rimligt tvivel. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "A gripping legal thriller that follows one woman's conflicted efforts to overturn what may be a wrongful conviction. I'm giving you a chance to achieve every lawyer's dream, said Sophia Weber's old professor. Freeing an innocent man. Thirteen years ago, a fifteen-year-old girl was murdered. Doctor Stig Ahlin was sentenced to life in prison. But no one has forgotten the brutal crime. Ahlin is known as one of the most ruthless criminals. When Sophia Weber discovers critical flaws in the murder investigation, she decides to help Ahlin. But Sophia's doing her utmost to get her client exonerated arouses many people's disgust. And the more she learns, the more difficult her job becomes. What kind of man is her client really? What has he done? And will she ever know the truth?"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: Thirteen years ago a fifteen-year-old girl was murdered. Doctor Stig Ahlin was sentenced to life in prison. When Sophia Weber discovers critical flaws in the murder investigation, she decides to help Ahlin. But Sophia doing her utmost to get her client exonerated arouses many people's disgust. And the more she learns, the more difficult her job becomes. What kind of man is her client really? What has he done? And will she ever know the truth? -- adapted from back cover
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Mystery Persson Giolito SW 2 Available 33111009683125
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Best Thriller and Mystery of the Year - Washington Post
Best Thriller and Mystery of the Year - San Francisco Gate

From the award-winning author of Quicksand , a gripping legal thriller that follows one woman' s conflicted efforts to overturn what may be a wrongful conviction.

I'm giving you a chance to achieve every lawyer's dream, said Sophia Weber's old professor. Freeing an innocent man.

Thirteen years ago, a fifteen-year-old girl was murdered. Doctor Stig Ahlin was sentenced to life in prison. But no one has forgotten the brutal crime. Ahlin is known as one of the most ruthless criminals.

When Sophia Weber discovers critical flaws in the murder investigation, she decides to help Ahlin. But Sophia doing her utmost to get her client exonerated arouses many people's disgust. And the more she learns, the more difficult her job becomes. What kind of man is her client really? What has he done? And will she ever know the truth?

Subtitle from cover.

Translated from the Swedish.

Translation of: Bortom allt rimligt tvivel.

Originally published: Sweden : Piratförlaget, 2012.

"A gripping legal thriller that follows one woman's conflicted efforts to overturn what may be a wrongful conviction. I'm giving you a chance to achieve every lawyer's dream, said Sophia Weber's old professor. Freeing an innocent man. Thirteen years ago, a fifteen-year-old girl was murdered. Doctor Stig Ahlin was sentenced to life in prison. But no one has forgotten the brutal crime. Ahlin is known as one of the most ruthless criminals. When Sophia Weber discovers critical flaws in the murder investigation, she decides to help Ahlin. But Sophia's doing her utmost to get her client exonerated arouses many people's disgust. And the more she learns, the more difficult her job becomes. What kind of man is her client really? What has he done? And will she ever know the truth?"-- Provided by publisher.

"[T]he basis for the hit Netflix series" -- back cover

Thirteen years ago a fifteen-year-old girl was murdered. Doctor Stig Ahlin was sentenced to life in prison. When Sophia Weber discovers critical flaws in the murder investigation, she decides to help Ahlin. But Sophia doing her utmost to get her client exonerated arouses many people's disgust. And the more she learns, the more difficult her job becomes. What kind of man is her client really? What has he done? And will she ever know the truth? -- adapted from back cover

Translated from the Swedish.

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