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Saving Emma / Allen Eskens
"When Boady Sanden first receives the case of Elijah Matthews, he's certain there's not much he can do. Elijah, who believes himself to be a prophet, has been locked up in a psychiatric hospital for the past four years, convicted of brutally murdering the pastor of a megachurch. But as a law professor working for the Innocence Project, Boady agrees to look into Elijah's file. When he does, he is alarmed to find threads that lead back to the death of his colleague and friend, Ben Pruitt, a man shot to death four years earlier in Boady's own home. Ben's daughter, Emma, has lived with Boady and Boady's wife Dee ever since that awful night. Now fourteen years old, Emma has been growing distant, and soon makes a fateful choice that takes her far from the safety of her godparents. Desperate to bring her home, and to free an innocent man, Boady must do all he can to investigate Elijah's case while fighting to save the family he has deeply come to love"--Dust jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316566353 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0316566357 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 323 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
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| Subject: | Law teachers > Fiction. Murder > Fiction. False imprisonment > Fiction. Best friends > Fiction. Custody of children > Fiction. Teenage girls > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Legal fiction (Literature) |
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- 1 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | M ESKEN A (Text) | 33126019959810 | New Adult Fiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Investigating the wrongful conviction of Elijah Matthews for the Innocence Project, attorney Boady Sanden discovers a link between Elijahâs case and the death of his best friend, Ben, and when Benâs 14-year-old daughter makes a fateful choice, he will do anything to bring her home and free an innocent man. - Baker & Taylor
Investigating the wrongful conviction of Elijah Matthews for the Innocence Project, attorney Boady Sanden discovers a link between Elijah's case and the death of his best friend, Ben, and when Ben's 14-year-old daughter makes a fateful choice, he will doanything to bring her home and free an innocent man. - Grand Central Pub
A lawyer's race to reveal a wrongful conviction collides with the dark shadow of a murder in his own home in this propulsive and perfectly-plotted thriller from "one of our best crime writers at the top of his game" (William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author).
When Boady Sanden first receives the case of Elijah Matthews, heâs certain thereâs not much he can do. Elijah, who believes himself to be a prophet, has been locked up in a psychiatric hospital for the past four years, convicted of brutally murdering the pastor of a megachurch. But as a law professor working for the Innocence Project, Boady agrees to look into Elijahâs file. When he does, he is alarmed to find threads that lead back to the death of his colleague and friend, Ben Pruitt, a man shot to death four years earlier in Boadyâs own home.
"Ambitious, absorbing, and deeply satisfying."?Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Eskens brilliantly combines legal and personal drama."Â ?Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Superb . . . another Eskens novel to be savored."Â ?South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Benâs daughter, Emma, has lived with Boady and Boadyâs wife Dee ever since that awful night. Now fourteen years old, Emma has been growing distant, and soon makes a fateful choice that takes her far from the safety of her godparents. Desperate to bring her home, and to free an innocent man, Boady must do all he can to investigate Elijahâs case while fighting to save the family he has deeply come to love.
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Written with energy, propulsion, and his characteristic pathos and insight, Eskens delivers another pitch-perfect legal thriller that reveals a twisted murder and explores faith, love, family, and redemption along the way.
