When the body of a young man is found in a playground his even younger girlfriend soon becomes the main suspect. Stella Sandell is just eighteen years old with her whole life ahead of her or she thought she did until that fateful night.
The Swedish legal system is very different from the British one and that side of the story was very interesting and informative. There were, however, for me, too many cliches of the type unfortunately found all too often in family legal dramas.
The story is told from three points of view, those of Stella's father, Adam, Stella herself and her mother, Ulrika. There are flashbacks throughout but the present day is viewed gradually by the three different pairs of eyes and I enjoyed their contrasting views of each other very much.
I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an unbiased review and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good legal drama, especially if they are interested in a more uncommon legal process.
The Swedish legal system is very different from the British one and that side of the story was very interesting and informative. There were, however, for me, too many cliches of the type unfortunately found all too often in family legal dramas.
The story is told from three points of view, those of Stella's father, Adam, Stella herself and her mother, Ulrika. There are flashbacks throughout but the present day is viewed gradually by the three different pairs of eyes and I enjoyed their contrasting views of each other very much.
I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an unbiased review and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good legal drama, especially if they are interested in a more uncommon legal process.