Title : The Imprint - Alex Marzano-Lesnevich - book

Summary :

The shocking revelation of 2019. A disturbing work of literary nonfiction about the death penalty and abuse within the family.

Harvard law student Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich is a fierce opponent of the death penalty. Until the day she crosses paths with a killer imprisoned in Louisiana, Rick Langley, whose confession horrifies her and shakes everything she believes in. For her, there is no doubt: this man must be executed. Shocked by this visceral reaction, Alexandria soon becomes aware of her origins by discovering a completely unexpected link between her past, a family secret, and this terrible case, which awakens buried feelings within her. She will then tirelessly investigate the underlying reasons that led Langley to commit this appalling crime.

In the line of documentary series like Making a Murderer , this story at the crossroads of thriller, autobiography and investigative journalism, clearly shows how the law is something eminently subjective, the truth being always more complex and disturbing than what we imagine. As disturbing as it is heartbreaking.
Readers' Grand Prize She 2019 Essays category
International Foreign Book Prize

• EAN : 9782264075048
  
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