Denial, Beverley McLachlin
Denial, Beverley McLachlin
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Denial

Author: Beverley McLachlin

Narrator: Joy Osmanski

Unabridged: 10 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/14/2021

Synopsis

CityLine Book Club Pick for September

From the former Chief Justice of Canada and #1 bestselling author of Full Disclosure comes a taut new thriller starring tough-as-nails defense attorney Jilly Truitt in a murder case that makes her question her own truths.

When everyone is in denial, how do you find the truth?

Jilly 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.

So 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?

Against 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.

As 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?

Thrumming with tension, Denial is a riveting thriller about the lengths we will go to for the ones we love and the truths we hold dear.

About Beverley McLachlin

Beverley McLachlin is the #1 bestselling author of three novels, Full Disclosure, Denial, and Proof, and a memoir, Truth Be Told, which won the prestigious Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing 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. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by NILTON on September 29, 2021

My first book by this author. I do own a copy of “Full Disclosure”, still unopened since its release, but after reading this one I decided to read it very soon. This is a terrific courtroom drama, as well as a good thriller. It’s riveting. It’s clever. It’s entertaining and an easy read. I really enjoye......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on September 14, 2021

I went into this one not knowing it was second in a series but it definitely reads well as a stand-alone! While it was a bit slow paced and almost 400 pages long, I was certainly captivated throughout! I loved that I went in knowing that McLachlin had a long serving career in the Canadian legal syst......more

Goodreads review by Raya on May 31, 2022

Did not actually finish! I just can’t get Goodreads to properly take something off my “Currently Reading” list without saying that I finished it. I am a huge fan of Beverly McLachlin, the retired Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. As a Canadian lawyer, I am of course familiar with her wor......more

Goodreads review by Jaclyn on August 03, 2021

Interesting court case at the core, and the reveals as they unfolded took me by surprise. But I found the writing a bit dry. There were also some subplots around Jilly Truitt's personal life and other cases that had some compelling impacts on her life, but fell kind of flat for me. I usually love le......more

Goodreads review by Diane on August 22, 2021

I just couldn't get totally into this book. Was slow moving to me. I love anything to do with court cases but the characters just didn't flow well for me. Thanks to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for an early release of this book.......more

Quotes

CityLine Book Club Pick for September

Praise for Denial

“An authoritative, emotionally satisfying, deliciously complex mystery in courtroom drama. I devoured it from the first pages to the surprising finale.”
— JAMES PATTERSON

“In the tradition of great courtroom novels Anatomy of a Murder and Presumed Innocent, McLachlin’s Denial captures the life of a defence lawyer embroiled in a high-stakes murder trial, with twists and turns to the very last page. Jilly Truitt is a character readers are going to cheer for over and over again.”
— ROBERT ROTENBERG, bestselling author of Downfall

“A fun read, with crisp dialogue and tense courtroom jousting.”
— Montecristo Magazine

“Twisty.”
— Toronto Star

Praise for Full Disclosure

Shortlisted for the Arthus Ellis Best First Crime Novel

“We know Beverley McLachlin as a pioneer—the first woman to serve as Canada’s Chief Justice. But now we’ll know her for something else entirely: gripping crime fiction. . . . Full Disclosure is a well-crafted page-turner in the vein of international bestsellers like Sarah Vaughan’s Anatomy of a Scandal, and is packed with courtroom drama, intrigue, plot twists, and fascinating details about our criminal justice system. Written in an accessible voice, with a fast-moving narrative, this is beach, cabin, and airplane reading at its best.”
— Vancouver Sun

“A riveting thriller.”
— Costco Connection

“Gripping, intricate, and full of heart, Full Disclosure is a bold debut by the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Novelist Beverley McLachlin is a force to be reckoned with.”
— KATHY REICHS, bestselling author of the Bones series

“For page-turning legal thrillers, it’s hard to do better than this one, and not just because it’s by the ultimate insider: the recently retired Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.”
— Maclean’s

“A great read. . . . Has sequel written all over it.”
— CBC's Sunday Edition

“Totally compelling: McLachlin brings her wit and intelligence—and unrivalled experience—to this courtroom drama, which brilliantly illuminates the games lawyers play and the risks of wrong choices. The main character, Jilly Truitt, is a woman I want to meet again.”
— CHARLOTTE GRAY, bestselling author of The Promise of Canada

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