First published 1985
The courtroom fills with tension as witnesses take the stand on October thirteenth. A young widow sits listening as lawyers and witnesses piece together the final hours of her husband's life. Each testimony reveals new details about the murder that took him from her. The proceedings stretch through the night as she absorbs account after account of violence and loss. Some witnesses seem reliable while others contradict each other or hide crucial facts. The widow must decide what to believe as the legal process unfolds around her grief. The trial becomes her way of understanding not just how her husband died, but who he really was in his final moments.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, psychological-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: psychological-suspense, unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-Century
213 pages · Mass Market Paperback · International Polygonics, New York
Content warnings: violence