{"product_id":"denial-paperback-5","title":"Denial - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBeverley McLachlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCityLine Book Club Pick for September\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the former Chief Justice of Canada and #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFull Disclosure\u003c\/i\u003e comes a taut new thriller starring tough-as-nails defense attorney Jilly Truitt in a murder case that makes her question her own truths.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen everyone is in denial, how do you find the truth?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJilly Truitt has made a name for herself as one of the top criminal defense lawyers in the city. Where once she had to take just about any case to keep her firm afloat, now she has her pick--and she picks winners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo when Joseph Quentin asks her to defend his wife, who has been charged with murdering her own mother in what the media are calling a mercy killing, every instinct tells Jilly to say no. Word on the street is that Vera Quentin is in denial, refusing to admit to the crime and take a lenient plea deal. Quentin is a lawyer's lawyer, known as the Fixer in legal circles, and if he can't help his wife, who can? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst her better judgment, Jilly meets with Vera and reluctantly agrees to take on her case. Call it intuition, call it sympathy, but something about Vera makes Jilly believe she's telling the truth. Now, she has to prove that in the courtroom against her former mentor turned opponent, prosecutor Cy Kenge--a man who has no qualms about bending the rules. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the trial approaches, Jilly scrambles to find a crack in the case and stumbles across a dark truth hanging over the Quentin family. But is it enough to prove Vera's innocence? Or is Jilly in denial herself? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrumming with tension, \u003ci\u003eDenial\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting thriller about the lengths we will go to for the ones we love and the truths we hold dear.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeverley McLachlin is the #1 bestselling author of two novels, \u003ci\u003eFull Disclosure \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDenial\u003c\/i\u003e, and a memoir, \u003ci\u003eTruth Be Told\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the prestigious Writers' Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize and the Ottawa Book Award for Nonfiction. From 2000 to 2017, McLachlin was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. She is the first woman to hold that position and the longest-serving Chief Justice in Canadian history. In 2018, McLachlin became a Companion of the Order of Canada, the highest honour within the Order. Visit her at BeverleyMcLachlin.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162787745927,"sku":"9781982104993","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/81578e0be9053fe440f085413b04ca25.webp?v=1733292172","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/denial-paperback-5","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}