In the company of liars - David Ellis

Truly original thriller, strikingly fresh and unpredictable. Told in chronological reverse, from its enigmatic end to its brilliant beginning, the novel is centred on a woman who is on trial for murder - Allison Pagone, a mother caught between competing forces. A prosecutor wants Allison convicted and put on death row. An FBI agent believes she can squeeze her into ratting on her family. A daughter and an ex-husband need to save their own skins. And circling them all, a group who would prefer to eliminate her quietly and anonymously...