Plain Truth Picoult, Jodi

An Amish teenager is found unconscious in a barn, her newborn baby dead beside her. She claims she didn't know she was pregnant. The defense attorney who takes her case — a high-powered city lawyer forced to live among the Amish during the trial — finds herself caught between two worlds: one governed by secular law, the other by faith and tradition. Picoult digs into questions about truth, justice, and whether the two are always the same. The Amish setting is rendered with careful detail, never exoticized, and the courtroom drama crackles with moral tension. The lawyer's gradual immersion into plain living adds unexpected depth — this isn't just a legal thriller, it's a story about what we believe and why. For readers who want their page-turners to ask hard questions, or anyone drawn to courtroom drama with real stakes.