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Imperfect justice / Cara Putman.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Hidden justice ; 2Publisher: Nashville, Tennessee : Thomas Nelson, [2017]Description: 339 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780718083489
  • 0718083482
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813/.6 23
LOC classification:
  • PS3616.U85 I47 2017
Summary: The police say the woman was a murderer. Emilie Wesley knows they can't be talking about her client. But she can't prove it. To the world it seems obvious: Kaylene Turner snapped and killed her daughter and then was shot by police. However, attorney Emilie Wesley knows a different story. Kaylene was a nurturer at heart looking for a way out of a controlling, abusive marriage. Kaylene's death shakes Emilie's world and her belief that she can make a difference for these women. Self-doubt plagues her, and she finds herself struggling to continue her work in the wake of tragedy. Austen Billings thought he knew his sister--right up until he learned of the manner of her death. He receives a letter from Kaylene begging him to fight for custody of her daughters if anything should happen to her. No attorney in her right mind would take on his case, but Kaylene's letter claims Emilie Wesley will help him. Thrown together in the race to save Kinley Turner from a father who isn't all that he seems, Emily and Austen pursue the constantly evasive truth. But if they can hang on to hope together, maybe they can save Kinley--and find a future for themselves in the process"-- Provided by publisher.
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Book Book Bedford Public Library Inspirational Fiction Fiction F PUT Available 32500005415931
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The police say Kaylene Adams was a murderer--but Emilie Wesley will stop at nothing to clear her client's name and protect the innocent daughter Kaylene left behind.

To the world it seems obvious: Kaylene Adams killed her daughter before taking her own life. Attorney Emilie Wesley knows a different story: Kaylene would never hurt anyone and was looking for a way out of a controlling, abusive relationship. Her death shakes Emilie's belief that she can make a difference for women in violent marriages. Self-doubt plagues her as she struggles to continue her work in the wake of the tragedy.

Reid Billings thought he knew his sister--right up until he learned how she died. He discovers a letter from Kaylene begging him to fight for custody of her daughters if anything should happen to her. No attorney in her right mind would support an uncle instead of the father in a custody case, but Kaylene's letter claims Emilie Wesley will help him.

Thrown together in the race to save Kaylene's surviving daughter, Emily and Reid pursue the constantly evasive truth. If they can hang on to hope together, can they save a young girl--and find a future for themselves in the process

"This is the way legal thrillers are meant to be--compelling, intelligent, and deeply satisfying." --Randy Singer, author of Rule of Law

"A legal thriller that takes on a burning social issue and the role of faith and strength in meeting that challenge. Like all good storytellers, Cara Putman makes you care. She is at the top of her game with Imperfect Justice." --James Scott Bell, bestselling author of Romeo's Rules

Legal romantic suspense with inspirational elements Second book in the Hidden Justice series but can be enjoyed as a standalone Book length: approximately 92K words Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Includes discussion questions.

The police say the woman was a murderer. Emilie Wesley knows they can't be talking about her client. But she can't prove it. To the world it seems obvious: Kaylene Turner snapped and killed her daughter and then was shot by police. However, attorney Emilie Wesley knows a different story. Kaylene was a nurturer at heart looking for a way out of a controlling, abusive marriage. Kaylene's death shakes Emilie's world and her belief that she can make a difference for these women. Self-doubt plagues her, and she finds herself struggling to continue her work in the wake of tragedy. Austen Billings thought he knew his sister--right up until he learned of the manner of her death. He receives a letter from Kaylene begging him to fight for custody of her daughters if anything should happen to her. No attorney in her right mind would take on his case, but Kaylene's letter claims Emilie Wesley will help him. Thrown together in the race to save Kinley Turner from a father who isn't all that he seems, Emily and Austen pursue the constantly evasive truth. But if they can hang on to hope together, maybe they can save Kinley--and find a future for themselves in the process"-- Provided by publisher.

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Library Journal Review

When her client Kaylene Adams fails to appear for her protective order hearing, attorney Emilie Wesley senses something is wrong and soon learns that Kaylene killed one of her daughters and then committed suicide. But neither Emilie nor Kaylene's brother Billings believe that Kaylene could have perpetrated this crime, which left her younger daughter, Kaydence, in critical condition. The two rush to find the truth before Kaydence's father takes custody. Meanwhile, a stalker hides in the shadows, ready to have Emilie meet the same fate as her client. VERDICT Although it deftly handles the issue of domestic violence, Putman's newest legal thriller (after Beyond Justice) may prove uncomfortable reading for some in its depiction of marital abuse. The dual story lines of -Kaylene's murder and Emilie's stalker combine to make a frightening yet compulsive reading experience. © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publishers Weekly Review

Washington, D.C., lawyer Hayden McCarthy starred in Putman's Beyond Justice; now Hayden's roommate, lawyer Emilie Wesley, takes center stage in this overly busy melodrama with a Christian flavor. A grainy video supports the theory that Kaylene Adams, who was trying to break away from her abusive husband, Robert, killed herself after shooting her two daughters: teenage Kaydence died and nine-year-old Kinley was critically wounded. Before the shooting, Kaylene left a note addressed to her Wall Street executive brother, Reid Billings, asking him to seek custody of her daughters with the help of her attorney, Emilie, should anything happen to her. Emilie, who knows Kaylene would never have harmed her girls, and Reid join forces in their common desire to understand what happened and to protect comatose Kinley. Their task is complicated by a stalker pursuing Emilie and her boss's insistence that she leave the Adams case alone, as well as Robert's refusal to let Reid visit Kinley in the hospital. The hopeful ending will satisfy fans of romantic suspense. Agent: Karen Solem, Spencerhill Associates. (Dec.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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