Penitence : a novel / Kristin Koval.
"When their thirteen-year-old daughter Nora kills her terminally ill brother, Angie and David Sheehan struggle to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. They turn to small-town lawyer Martine Dumont for help, but Martine isn't just legal counsel--she's also the mother of Angie's ill-fated first love Julian, a successful criminal defense attorney. Martine promptly draws him into the legal battle against an overreaching district attorney determined to try Nora as an adult. As the families grapple with the lasting strain of blame and the complexities of an often unfair criminal justice system, Julian and Angie must confront their own culpability in a long-ago accident and the guilt they still carry over how their prior life together in New York City ended"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250342997
- Physical Description: 312 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Celadon Books, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2024.
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| Subject: | Women lawyers > Fiction. Criminal defense lawyers > Fiction. Families > Fiction. First loves > Fiction. Fratricide > Fiction. Terminally ill > Fiction. Siblings > Fiction. Siblings > Death > Fiction. Guilt > Fiction. Forgiveness > Fiction. Colorado > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Legal fiction (Literature) Suspense fiction |
Available copies
- 12 of 43 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 25 current holds with 43 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle Main Library | FIC Koval (Text) | 31010000888489 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | F KOVAL (Text) | 31781069061214 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Farmville Public Library | F KOV (Text) | 23900000102799 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | F KOV (Text) | 900005000275335 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Greene County Public Library | KOVAL (Text) | 39149008447690 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | KOVAL (Text) | 39149008447377 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Louisburg - Main Branch | F/Koval (Text) | 72350000127955 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Morganton Public Library | F KOV (Text) | 33557004700373 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Oakley/South Asheville Library | F KOV (Text) | 0020660437219 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Thomasville Public Library | E KOV (Text) | 25908004444613 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"When their thirteen-year-old daughter Nora kills her terminally ill brother, Angie and David Sheehan struggle to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. They turn to small-town lawyer Martine Dumont for help, but Martine isn't just legal counsel--she's also the mother of Angie's ill-fated first love Julian, a successful criminal defense attorney. Martine promptly draws him into the legal battle against an overreaching district attorney determined to try Nora as an adult. As the families grapple with the lasting strain of blame and the complexities of an often unfair criminal justice system, Julian and Angie must confront their own culpability in a long-ago accident and the guilt they still carry over how their prior life together in New York City ended"--
