Jacob Hunt is a teenager: brilliant at maths, wicked sense of humour, extraordinarily organised, hopeless at reading social cues. And Jacob has Asperger's. He is locked in his own world – aware of the world outside, and wanting to make a connection. Jacob tries to be like everyone else, but doesn't know how.
When his tutor is found dead, all the hallmark behaviours of Jacob's syndrome – not looking someone in the eye, odd movements, inappropriate actions – start looking a lot like guilt to the police. And Jacob's mother must ask herself the hardest question in the world: is her child capable of murder?
A stunning new novel from the author of My Sister's Keeper.
Jodi Picoult is the Number One bestselling author of seventeen novels, which have been translated into forty languages. Three have been made into television movies and My Sister's Keeper was released as a major motion picture starring Cameron Diaz and Alec Baldwin in summer 2009.
Jodi Picoult and her husband live in New Hampshire with their three children, springer spaniels, donkeys, geese, ducks, chickens and the occasional cow.
For news on Jodi's latest releases, sample chapters and exclusive interviews, visit www.jodipicoult.co.uk
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