{"product_id":"9780063299887","title":"The Interpreter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In this stellar debut thriller from playwright Robinson, London-based interpreter Revelle Lee considers the consequences of sabotaging a murder investigation.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith the taut psychological drama of \u003cem\u003eThe Silent Patient\u003c\/em\u003e and the propulsive storytelling of \u003cem\u003eThe Club\u003c\/em\u003e, a chilling debut thriller about a London-based interpreter with dark secrets—and the enemy determined to take her down.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInnocent or guilty: it all hinges on a single word . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks to a nomadic childhood, Revelle Lee is fluent in ten languages, which she puts to use at crime scenes and in courtrooms across London. Being a court interpreter is a stressful job, one that makes her privy to the most personal and often dark details of others’ lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the meantime, she’s close to adopting a six-year-old boy named Elliot from foster care. Revelle is determined to be the mother she never had, and to make up for a terrible mistake she made years ago. Though the sweet, loving little boy is learning to trust her, she’s begun receiving disturbing messages which she suspects are from his birth family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen one of her cases involves a murder victim she knew slightly, Revelle fears she’s seeing a miscarriage of justice play out. Putting both the adoption and her career at risk, she deliberately mistranslates a Polish man’s alibi to put his accused friend behind bars, even though he insists he’s innocent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevelle thinks she’s gotten away with it free and clear. But someone seems to know what she’s done—and about her long-ago error and its terrible consequences. And they intend to destroy Revelle’s life, piece by piece. . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brooke Robinson","offers":[{"title":"HarperCollins |  Paperback \/ softback  |  2023-09-19","offer_id":44218775175423,"sku":"9780063299887","price":23.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_9c540791-1be7-4214-ac66-d92ef734524f.jpg?v=1692376265","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780063299887","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}