THE ACCUSED

THE ACCUSED by Cara Putman

The Accused by Cara Putman is a Christian legal thriller that I am adding to the YA Booklist.

Law professor, Margeaux Robbins, is woken up in the middle of the night to a phone call. Anneliese, an international student, needs help immediately and has no where else to turn. Her roommate has been murdered, and Annaliese is the prime suspect. Once she is formerly charged, Margeaux knows as a professor she's not the best option to represent Annaliese. Since Annaliese has no money to put towards an attorney, Chase Crandall is assigned as Annaliese's defense attorney. Chase Crandall, a lawyer that is recovering from a blow he received in his last court case. He's going to have to leave that in the past and step up, because this case is going to take everything Margeaux and Chase have to unravel it. There's a lot more going on than what appears on the surface, and it's going to take them both to get to the truth.

Author Cara Putman is both an attorney and a professor which helps lend this story an element of believability.

HEADS UP- Alcohol, drugs, and partying are mentioned without going into detail. Sex is mentioned but without intimate details.