Denial: A Novel: Volume 2

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CityLine Book Club Pick for September

From the former Chief Justice of Canada and #1 bestselling author of Full Disclosure comes a taut new thriller starring tough-as-nails defense attorney Jilly Truitt in a murder case that makes her question her own truths.

When everyone is in denial, how do you find the truth

Jilly Truitt has made a name for herself as one of the top criminal defense lawyers in the city. Where once she had to take just about any case to keep her firm afloat, now she has her pickand she picks winners.

So when Joseph Quentin asks her to defend his wife, who has been charged with murdering her own mother in what the media are calling a mercy killing, every instinct tells Jilly to say no. Word on the street is that Vera Quentin is in denial, refusing to admit to the crime and take a lenient plea deal. Quentin is a lawyers lawyer, known as the Fixer in legal circles, and if he cant help his wife, who can

Against her better judgment, Jilly meets with Vera and reluctantly agrees to take on her case. Call it intuition, call it sympathy, but something about Vera makes Jilly believe shes telling the truth. Now, she has to prove that in the courtroom against her former mentor turned opponent, prosecutor Cy Kengea man who has no qualms about bending the rules.

As the trial approaches, Jilly scrambles to find a crack in the case and stumbles across a dark truth hanging over the Quentin family. But is it enough to prove Veras innocence Or is Jilly in denial herself

Thrumming with tension, Denial is a riveting thriller about the lengths we will go to for the ones we love and the truths we hold dear.

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CityLine Book Club Pick for September

Praise for Denial

Anauthoritative, emotionally satisfying, deliciously complex mystery in courtroom drama. I devoured it from the first pages to the surprising finale.
JAMES PATTERSON
In the tradition of great courtroom novels Anatomy of a Murder and Presumed Innocent, McLachlins Denial captures the life of a defence lawyer embroiled in a high-stakes murder trial, with twists and turns to the very last page. Jilly Truitt is a character readers are going to cheer for over and over again.
ROBERT ROTENBERG, bestselling author ofDownfall
A fun read, with crisp dialogue and tense courtroom jousting.
Montecristo Magazine
Twisty.
Toronto Star
Praise forFull Disclosure

Shortlisted for the Arthus Ellis Best First Crime Novel

We know Beverley McLachlin as a pioneerthe first woman to serve as Canadas Chief Justice. But now well know her for something else entirely: gripping crime fiction. . . .Full Disclosureis a well-crafted page-turner in the vein of international bestsellers like Sarah VaughansAnatomy of a Scandal, and is packed with courtroom drama, intrigue, plot twists, and fascinating details about our criminal justice system. Written in an accessible voice, with a fast-moving narrative, this is beach, cabin, and airplane reading at its best.
Vancouver Sun
A riveting thriller.
Costco Connection
Gripping, intricate, and full of heart, Full Disclosure is a bold debut by the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Novelist Beverley McLachlin is a force to be reckoned with.
KATHY REICHS, bestselling author of the Bones series
For page-turning legal thrillers, its hard to do better than this one, and not just because its by the ultimate insider: the recently retired Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Macleans
A great read. . . . Has sequel written all over it.
CBC'sSunday Edition
Totally compelling: McLachlin brings her wit and intelligenceand unrivalled experienceto this courtroom drama, which brilliantly illuminates the games lawyers play and the risks of wrong choices. The main character, Jilly Truitt, is a woman I want to meet again.
CHARLOTTE GRAY, bestselling author of The Promise of Canada

Author Bio

Beverley McLachlin is the #1 bestselling author of three novels, Full Disclosure, Denial, and Proof, and a memoir, Truth Be Told, which won theprestigious Writers Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writingand the Ottawa Book Award for Nonfiction. From 2000 to 2017,McLachlin was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. She isthe first woman to hold that position and the longest-serving ChiefJustice in Canadian history. In 2018, McLachlin became a Companionof the Order of Canada, the highest honour within the Order.