Title: Anatomy of a Crime - Elizabeth George - book
Summary :
London. On the back of a bus crossing the city, young Joel, his sister, and his brother ride toward their destiny. In a posh neighborhood, Helen Lynley is returning home. She is beautiful, happy, life is smiling on her. Everything is in place for an encounter. Fateful. Because Joel is a living weapon. The detonator? It's his story. The explosive? His neighborhood, crushed by the poverty and violence it generates.
Until the last moment, Joel thinks he'll be able to choose. But others may have already chosen for him... An extraordinary machine for tracking crime. And dismantling it.