A shocking crime draws accused and accuser into a complex web of
secrets and lies in a twisting novel of suspense by the bestselling
author of The Golden Child.
When eighteen-year-old Ellie Canning is discovered wandering the
countryside, dazed and traumatized, she tells a harrowing story of
abduction, captivity, and escape. An overnight symbol of survival and
empowerment, Ellie enthralls an outraged nation.
Then authorities zero in on an unlikely suspect: high school teacher
Suzannah Wells, identified by Ellie as the woman who kept her drugged
and bound in a basement. The evidence against Suzannah is
damning--vilified by the media, Suzannah's only defense is that not a
single word Ellie says is true. Suzannah has no reason to lie. But then
again, neither does Ellie.
The nightmare spins out of control as disturbing details about
Suzannah's past emerge, and the court of public opinion wants blood.
Even those closest to Suzannah begin to doubt her. But how innocent is
she? How innocent is Ellie? And which one has more to hide?
Revised edition: This edition of The Accusation includes editorial
revisions.
