Notes

Intricately textured and rich with psychological and social insight, Jodi Picoult's novels grab readers
by the throat from page one ans never let go. As emotionally charged as any she has written, Nineteen
Minutes may be her most powerful work to date.
Set in a small town in the wake of a horrific school shooting, Nineteen Minutes features the return of
two Picoult characters Jordan McAfee, the lawyer from The Pact and Salem Falls, who once again finds
himself representing a boy who desperatley needs someone on his side; and Patrick Ducharme, the
intrepid detective introduced in Perfect Match, whose best witness is the daughter of the superior
court judge assigned to the case. As the story unfolds, layer after layer is peeled back to reveal some
hard-hitting questions about the nature of justice, the balance of power and what it means to be
different.