A Suggestion of Death [Paperback] Wesson, Marianne

A therapist's well-meaning sessions unlock what seem to be repressed memories of childhood abuse — but what if those memories were never real? Marianne Wesson's legal thriller plunges into the murky ethics of recovered memory therapy in 1990s America, where good intentions collide with catastrophic consequences. Cinda Hayes, a sharp-minded attorney, finds herself defending a father accused of horrific crimes based solely on his daughter's "recovered" memories. As the case spirals, Wesson — herself a law professor — dissects the fragile boundary between truth and suggestion, memory and manipulation. The courtroom scenes crackle with tension, but the real horror is quieter: how easily the mind can be rewritten. For fans of courtroom drama with a psychological edge, or anyone fascinated by the unreliability of memory. Think Scott Turow meets forensic psychology.