Justine works as a freelance translator in Paris, living quietly with her husband and two children. On an ordinary Wednesday afternoon, her world collapses. Her son Malcolm is struck by a car at a crosswalk while walking home from school. The driver flees in a mocha-colored Mercedes, leaving Malcolm unconscious on the pavement. As her son slips deeper into a coma, the police investigation stalls. Justine refuses to wait for answers that may never come. She launches her own search for the person who destroyed her family. The question torments her: how does someone hit a child and simply drive away? Justine will uncover the truth, no matter what it costs her.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, search-for-justice, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Paris
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