A Good Mother

Lara Bazelon

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"A high-stakes legal thriller packed with intense courtroom drama." -Alafair Burke

A Library Journal Best Debut Novel of Spring and Summer 2021

A gripping debut thriller about two young mothers, one shocking murder and a court case that puts them both on trial.

When a soldier is found stabbed through the heart at a US Army base, there is no doubt that his wife, Luz, is to blame. But was it an act of self-defense? An attempt to save her infant daughter? Or the cold-blooded murder of an innocent man?

Ambitious public defender Abby is determined to win at all costs. As a new mother herself, she wants to keep Luz out of prison and with her daughter. But when the surprises stack up and shocking new evidence emerges, Abby realizes the task proves far more difficult than she suspected and will require a terrible sacrifice.

As the trial hurtles toward an outcome no one expects, Abby, Luz and a captivated jury are forced to answer the question that will decide everything--what does it mean to be a good mother?

"Lara Bazelon combines a riveting courtroom thriller with a nuanced and thought-provoking examination of gender, race, and justice. Helmed by an intelligent, complex, and flawed protagonist, A Good Mother is a beautifully written debut that kept me turning the pages late into the night." --Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek

"Sexy, shrewd, and wholly contemporary, A Good Mother takes pitch-perfect characters, a page-whipping plot, and themes about marriage, lust, betrayal, and the juggling of new motherhood plus a hard-driving career and mixes it all into a deeply perceptive legal thriller that made me drop everything else and just READ." --Cathi Hanauer, New York Times bestselling author of Gone, The Bitch in the House and The Bitch Is Back

Book Details

Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Publish Date: May 11st, 2021
Pages: 368
Language: English
Edition: First Time Trad - undefined
Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.20in - 0.90in - 0.55lb
EAN: 9781335916099
Categories: • Thrillers - Suspense• Crime• Thrillers - Legal

About the Author

Bazelon, Lara: - LARA BAZELON is a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she holds the Barnett chair in Trial Advocacy. She spent seven years as a deputy federal public defender in Los Angeles.

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Praise for this book

"A Good Mother is a high-stakes legal thriller packed with intense courtroom drama, but it's also a story about the complicated sacrifices and compromises that mothers face. In this impressive debut, Lara Bazelon's talent for both storytelling and the law are on sharp display."
--Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of The Better Sister

"Sexy, shrewd, and wholly contemporary, A Good Mother takes pitch-perfect characters, a page-whipping plot, and themes about marriage, lust, betrayal, and the juggling of new motherhood plus a hard-driving career and mixes it all into a deeply perceptive legal thriller that made me drop everything else and just READ. Trial lawyer Abby Rosenberg is a flawed and riveting character you won't soon forget. And Lara Bazelon, herself a prestigious defense attorney, is an author to watch. I loved this book." --Cathi Hanauer, New York Times bestselling author of Gone, The Bitch in the House, and The Bitch is Back

"Lara Bazelon combines a riveting courtroom thriller with a nuanced and thought-provoking examination of gender, race, and justice. Helmed by an intelligent, complex, and flawed protagonist, A Good Mother is a beautifully written debut that kept me turning the pages late into the night." -Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek

"Bazelon knows her way around a courtroom and unfolds one surprise after another while deftly exploring motherhood and the often crushing expectations that come with raising a family, not to mention the condescending treatment of women in a largely male workplace... A taut, nail-biting courtroom drama." -Kirkus Reviews

"Attorney Bazelon's fiction debut is a powerhouse legal thriller, giving Abby a depth and breadth of backstory rare in first novels. Fans of Tana French, Scott Turow, and Lisa Scottoline will gravitate to Bazelon's tautly paced and richly detailed novel, an exploration of ambition, responsibility, and the sacrifices of motherhood." -Booklist, starred review

"The courtroom scenes are sharp and suspenseful, the twists in the plot are unexpected, and the tension ratchets up until we are truly eager to find out what happens." -New York Times Book Review

"A fast-paced, multilayered legal thriller...This tale of unchecked ambition about one woman's efforts to balance her professional and personal lives will resonate with many." -Publishers Weekly

"A detailed and expert courtroom drama... the legal thrills just keep on coming." -Toronto Star