Description

Eighteen-year-old Janelle Thompson is thrust into the national spotlight when her politically prominent adoptive parents disappear and she becomes the chief suspect in their presumed murders. Held at Westfall Justice Center, Janelle insists she is innocent—but every piece of evidence seems to reinforce the prosecution’s case. As the trial exposes the secrets behind a seemingly perfect family, the story explores loyalty, ambition, adoption, and the perilous gap between public image and private truth. A tense legal thriller, it keeps the question of whom to trust at the center of the courtroom drama.

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Published Nov 23, 2026

ISBN: 9781538758519

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First Published

2026

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for The Murder Trial by James Patterson, Nancy Allen.

Violence
Death/Grief
Imprisonment