by Scott Turow
First published 2017
Bill ten Boom has abandoned his prosecutor career, his marriage, and his life in Kindle County. At fifty, he thinks he's done with the law forever. Then the International Criminal Court calls. They want him to investigate something that happened over a decade ago during the chaos after the Bosnian war. An entire Roma refugee camp disappeared without explanation. Four hundred people simply vanished. Now a witness has finally come forward. Ferko Rincic claims armed men forced the camp residents into a cave at night, then triggered an avalanche with a grenade. Everyone died except him. Ten Boom must determine if Ferko tells the truth and identify who committed the massacre. His investigation pulls him from Holland to Bosnia to secret Washington meetings. He encounters disgraced generals, military sergeants, war criminals, and seductive lawyers. Each person harbors secrets about that night. Ten Boom realizes the case threatens powerful people who will do anything to keep the truth buried.
Genres: historical-fiction, mystery, crime, legal-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: investigation, secrets, truth-buried
Setting: Bosnia, Holland, Kindle County, Washington
Period: Bosnian War, Decade After Bosnian War
477 pages · Kindle Edition · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: death, violence, war