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Attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters and she has seen too many go free. But all her experience cannot prepare her for the horror when her own son becomes a victim - and is rendered mute by the trauma. Author of "Salem Falls" and "Plain truth."

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  • "Фатальний збir"
  • "Fatalʹniĭ zbir"

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  • ""Whereas most parents lie awake at night vividly conjuring the worst scenarios that could befall their children in their absence. Nina lives the reality of such crisis-and it's her job to do something about them."--Jacket."
  • "La vie de Nina, jeune avocate, se rouve bouleversee lorsqu'elle decouvre que son fils a ete victime d'abus sexuel. Menant son enquete, elle pense avoir demasque l'agresseur et se demande si elle doit faire justice elle-meme, quitte a commettre une erreur judiciaire, ou faire confiance a la justice de son pays."
  • "Die erfolgreiche Staatsanwältin Nina Frost hat über zweihundert Fälle von Kindesmißbrauch verhandelt. Obwohl sie glaubt, mit diesem vertrauten Thema sachlich umgehen zu können, gerät sie völlig aus der Fassung, als ihr eigener Sohn Nathaniel mißbraucht wird. Schließlich kommt es zum Prozeß, und da geschieht ein tödliches Unglück - und das bisherige Leben von Nina Frost und ihrer Familie scheint für immer vorüber zu sein. Der neue Roman von Jodi Picoult - erschütternde Familientragödie und psychologische Hochspannung zugleich."
  • "Attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters and she has seen too many go free. But all her experience cannot prepare her for the horror when her own son becomes a victim - and is rendered mute by the trauma. Author of "Salem Falls" and "Plain truth.""@en
  • "In her most soulful and intimate novel to date, Jodi Picoult paints an indelible portrait of a family in anguish."
  • "What would push you to commit a crime? Assistant District Attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters, and in the course of her everyday work she endures the frustration of seeing too many criminals slip through the system and walk free. So when she recieves the awful news that her own son Nathaniell has been sexually abused and is so traumatised that he is now mute, she takes justice into herown hands as she enters the courtroom with a gun. --- back cover."@en
  • "La vie de Nina, jeune avocate, se trouve bouleversée lorsqu'elle découvre que son fils a été victime d'abus sexuels. Menant son enquête, elle pense avoir démasqué l'agresseur et se demande si elle doit faire justice elle-même, quitte à commettre une erreur judicaire, ou faire confiance à la justice de son pays."
  • "In her most soulful and intimate novel to date, Jodi Picoult paints an indelible portrait of a family in anguish. Published to coincide with her new book, Handle with Care."@en
  • "Assistant DA Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters, and in the course of her everyday work she endures the frustration of seeing too many criminals slip through the system and walk free. So when she realises that her son Nathaniel has been sexually abused - and is so traumatised that he has stopped speaking - she takes justice into her own hands. Nina Frost may have killed the man who hurt her son, but has she destroyed her family in the process? And whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?"
  • "Includes Reader's Guide questions."@en
  • "District Attorney Nina Frost and her husband, Caleb, face a nightmare when they discover that their young son Nathaniel has been molested, a trauma that has left him mute, terrified, and unable to reveal the identity of his attacker."@en
  • "District Attorney Nina Frost and her husband, Caleb, face a nightmare when they discover that their young son Nathaniel has been molested, a trauma that has left him mute, terrified, and unable to reveal the identity of his attacker."
  • "District attorney Nina Frost's life is shattered when her 5-year-old son Nathanial stops talking one day. It's obvious that he's been traumatised and when she finds out that the abuse has been sexual she won't rest until they find out who did it. When the police finally come through, Nina naturally attends the arraignment of the accused. Then, in front of all assembled, she shoots him dead."@en
  • "District attorney Nina Frost's life is shattered when her 5-year-old son Nathanial stops talking one day. It's obvious that he's been traumatised and when she finds out that the abuse has been sexual she won't rest until they find out who did it. When the police finally come through, Nina naturally attends the arraignment of the accused. Then, in front of all assembled, she shoots him dead."
  • "How far should a mother go in the name of love - and justice? Assistant DA Nina Frost prosecutes the sort of crimes that tear families apart. In the course of her everyday work, she endures the frustration of seeing too many criminals slip through the system and walk free. When Nina and her husband discover that their five-year-old son Nathaniel has been sexually abused, it is her own family that is devastated. Overcome by anger and desperate for vengeance, Nina ignites a battle that may cause her to lose the very thing she's fighting for. A novel about the complexities of family life, written with Jodi Picoult's customary delicacy and wisdom."@en
  • ""Whereas most parents lie awake at night vividly conjuring the worst scenarios that could befall their children in their absence, Nina lives the reality of such crisis--and it's her job to do something about them."--Jacket."
  • "Assistant District Attorney Nina Frost prosecutes child molesters, and in the course of her everyday work she endures the frustration of seeing too many criminals slip through the system and walk free. So when she receives the awful news that her son Nathaniel has been sexually abused by her family priest - and is so traumatised that he is now mute - she knows better than anyone that she cannot trust the courts to protect her child. Certain that she can do a better job, and convinced she is taking the moral high ground, she takes the law into her own hands with horrific consequences."@en
  • "She's a successful district attorney with a handsome husband named Caleb, who has a thriving contracting business of his own. They live in a picturesque little town in Maine, and they have an adorable little 5-year-old boy named Nathaniel. They both work too hard and sometimes Nina wonders if she's juggling too many balls, but Nathaniel makes it all worthwhile. Then one day he simply stops talking. It's obvious that he's been traumatised, but in what way and by whom? When Nina finds out that the abuse has been sexual (her speciality as a district attorney is in rape and sex abuse cases) she won't rest until they find out who did it. When the police finally come through, she naturally attends the arraignment of the accused. Then, in front of all assembled, she shoots him dead."@en

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  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "Erzählende Literatur: Gegenwartsliteratur ab 1945"
  • "Legal stories"@en
  • "Legal stories"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Suspense"@en
  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Psychological fiction"@en

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  • "Pour que justice soit faite : roman"
  • "Die Macht des Zweifels"
  • "Pasangan sempurna"
  • "Perfect match"@en
  • "Perfect match"
  • "Perfect Match"
  • "Perfect Match"@en
  • "Rokovoe sovpadenie : roman"
  • "Die Macht des Zweifels Roman"
  • "Die Macht des Zweifels : Roman"
  • "Pour que justice soit faite"
  • "Роковое совпадение : роман"
  • "Perfect match : [a novel]"
  • "De kleine getuige"
  • "Die Macht des Zweifels : Aus dem amerikansichen von Ulrike Wasel und Klaus Timmermann"

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