And maybe that’s what’s wrong with this book for me. The reading was so slow, so little information was given or hinted that I wasn’t really trying to make any guesses. The writing was slow and methodical. It was practiced and poised, not leading you on…just taking you there. Like a slow coach train. Connelly, Brendan (September 8, 2021). "Turns out that Jake Gyllenhaal also co-wrote his new film". Film Stories . Retrieved April 2, 2022. Starred Review. A child-on-child murder drives Ballantyne's searing debut ...[A] scalding exploration of childhood violence, adult refusal to forgive, and redemptive love." - Publishers Weekly

The Guilty One: A Novel by Bill Schweigart, Hardcover The Guilty One: A Novel by Bill Schweigart, Hardcover

I generally like police procedurals but I couldn’t get into this. I Dnf. Not sure if it had to do with the story, narrator or my mood.

Twenty years ago, Antoine Fuqua directed the well-regarded Denzel Washington/Ethan Hawke thriller Training Day. That’s easy to remember, because the trailer for nearly every movie Fuqua has made since then has dropped “from the director of Training Day” as a major enticement. (Other similarly successful movies from fall 2001 do not share this distinction. “From the director of Don’t Say a Word” hasn’t become universal marketing shorthand.) It’s indicative of how closely associated Fuqua has become with cop movies, even though they only make up a small portion of his filmography. He’s done sci-fi ( Infinite), a boxing picture ( Southpaw), and a Western (the remake of The Magnificent Seven), alongside plenty of non-cop action movies and Denzel vehicles. It seems both Daniel and Sebastian had mothers they had to take care of because the mothers couldn’t always take care of themselves. They both had rough spots they had to get over and they both had to deal with violence. But then Daniel is the lawyer and Sebastian is the kid. They are both individuals and the similarities have to end somewhere. My Final Say: Readers who enjoy stories with killers in plain sight will get a thrill from this book. I strongly recommend it.

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Bradley Cooper's Controversial Prosthetic Nose In 'Maestro' Doesn't Bother Leonard Bernstein's Children: "We're Perfectly Fine With That" For the police, it’s an open and shut case. Nicolas is guilty. And given that he remembers so little of what happened that night, even he isn’t convinced of his innocence. This simple sentence is telling. Daniel, an attorney finds himself the man, the protector, who will defend another little boy, Sebastian Croll who is the accused of the victim’s death. Sebastian is a clever, boy, but not much liked by his peers or their parents who see him as a bully. Daniel The Today Show' Anchors Go All Out For A Kellyoke-Themed Halloween: Savannah Guthrie as Taylor Swift, Hoda Kotb As Cher, And More

Daniel Hunter is Sebastian’s lawyer. He sees much of himself in his young client, knows how possible it is for children to be ill-treated by the world and by government, and wants to help him. Daniel had had plenty of trouble of his own as a kid. He never knew his father. Mom was a drug addict, and social services shuttled him from foster home to foster home. Daniel had some rage issues that kept the loco in loco parentis. Daniel’s final stop on the substitute parent merry-go-round was Minnie Flynn. It is the relationship between Daniel and Minnie that is the core element here. And what a core it is. The author states her story is base on The Case of Mary Bell, by Gitta Sereny. I might like to read this also. Ron Rash is renowned for his writing about Appalachia, but his latest book, The Caretaker, begins ... Drew Barrymore Sobs In Emotional 'Drew Barrymore Show' Interview With The Long Island Medium: "I've Had A Yearning My Whole Life For Family" Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Louis Tomlinson: All Of Those Voices’ On Paramount+, Where The Ex-One Direction Singer Finds Himself As He Flies Solo

Summary and reviews of The Guilty One by Lisa Ballantyne

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