{"product_id":"9781959411253","title":"Veil of Doubt","description":"Author: Sharon Virts\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781959411253\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Girl Friday\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a mother is charged with murder in a town already convinced of her guilt, can defense attorney Powell Harrison find truth and justice in a legal system where innocence is not presumed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Lloyd, a young widow in Reconstruction-era Virginia, is accused of poisoning her three-year-old daughter, Maud. It isn't the first death in her home - her husband and three other children all died of mysterious illnesses - so when Maud succumbs to an unexplained malady, the town suspects foul play. Soon Mrs. Lloyd is charged not only with poisoning the child but also with murdering her children, her husband and her aunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Powell Harrison, a soft-spoken, brilliant attorney who recently returned to his Virginia hometown to help his brother manage their late father's practice. Approached to assist in Mrs. Lloyd's defense, Harrison initially declines, worried that an infanticide case might tarnish their family's reputation. But as details about the widow's erratic behaviour and her reclusive neighbours emerge, Harrison begins to suspect that an even more sinister truth might lurk beneath the family's horrible fate and finds himself irresistibly drawn to the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a shocking true story, \u003ci\u003eVeil of Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e is part true-crime thriller, part medical and legal procedural. Perfect for fans of Margaret Atwood's\u003ci\u003e Alias Grace\u003c\/i\u003e and filled with rich period detail gleaned from exhaustive research, \u003ci\u003eVeil of Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the darkness of the South during Reconstruction, exposing intrigue, deception and death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46875644788894,"sku":"ADS-9781959411253","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781959411253.jpg?v=1779754495","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781959411253","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}