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A Nearly Normal Family

(2019)
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"...A compulsively readable tour de force." —
The Wall Street Journal

New York Times Book Review
recommends M.T. Edvardsson��s A Nearly Normal Family and lauds it as a “page-turner” that forces the reader to confront “the compromises we make with ourselves to be the people we believe our beloveds expect.” (NYTimes Book Review Summer Reading Issue)

M.T. Edvardsson’s A Nearly Normal Family is a gripping legal thriller that forces the reader to consider: How far would you go to protect the ones you love? In this twisted narrative of love and murder, a horrific crime makes a seemingly normal family question everything they thought they knew about their life—and one another.

Eighteen-year-old Stella Sandell stands accused of the brutal murder of a man almost fifteen years her senior. She is an ordinary teenager from an upstanding local family. What reason could she have to know a shady businessman, let alone to kill him?

Stella’s father, a pastor, and mother, a criminal defense attorney, find their moral compasses tested as they defend their daughter, while struggling to understand why she is a suspect. Told in an unusual three-part structure,
A Nearly Normal Family asks the questions: How well do you know your own children? How far would you go to protect them?

Genre: Mystery

Praise for this book

"An utterly compelling premise . . . a layered, intelligent novel." - Fiona Cummins

"Any parent will be gripped by this book . . . I couldn't put it down." - Michelle Frances

"An unsettling page turner. Highly Recommended." - Adam Hamdy

"I couldn't go to bed until I finished it. Effortlessly brilliant." - Sandie Jones

"Tore through this in a matter of days . . . A cracking read!" - T M Logan

"A deceptive and riveting novel." - Karin Slaughter

"An absolutely fantastic read . . . I can see why it's being pitched as the big one for 2019." - Jo Spain

"A canny, intensely suspenseful legal thriller." - Scott Turow


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