On the day before his twenty-first wedding anniversary, David Sullinger buried an ax in his wife’s skull. Now, eight jurors must retire to the deliberation room and decide whether David committed premeditated murder-or whether he was a battered spouse who killed his wife in self-defense.Told from the perspective of over a dozen participants in a murder trial, We, the Jury examines how public … examines how public perception can mask the ghastliest nightmares. As the jurors stagger toward a verdict, they must sift through contradictory testimony from the Sullingers’ children, who disagree on which parent was Satan; sort out conflicting allegations of severe physical abuse, adultery, and incest; and overcome personal animosities and biases that threaten a fair and just verdict. Ultimately, the central figures in We, the Jury must navigate the blurred boundaries between bias and objectivity, fiction and truth.
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didn’t like the format.
Told from the view of each jury member.
I’d call it eye-opening and thought provocative. I’ve read a lot of court room tales, but none like this.
So far. Not finished reading yet. Love Dugoni – his recommendation.
I really enjoyed this book!
Good but fell flat at the end
I love lawyers genre but this was scoped as lawyer but was disappointing as it was not about the trial at all but the various persons reaction/action in it..jurors, judges, ball ifs, etc..
Maybe too realistic with the ending
Great read. But, never stop until u reach end of each chapter otherwise u forget who’s talking. I guessed the ending quickly but still very good.
Slow moving story
This was a very interesting story, but the storytelling was uneven. In part, that’s because each chapter was told from the perspective of a different juror or other participant in the trial upon which this story is based. That is not, however, what made the story uneven. That was one of the positive attributes of the book. What made the story uneven were the seemingly (at least to me) sudden turns in the events of the jury deliberations, followed by a less-than-satisfying final two chapters. However, overall the story is told in an interesting fashion and I was intrigued by it. Good but not great.
David Sullinger is on trial for the murder of his wife of 21 years. His wife happened s to be one of his high school teachers. She left teaching and went into a high-end real estate agent and made a great living while David for some reason couldn’t hold a job to save his life.
They have two children, one Lacy who is a very poised young woman who supports her father throughout the trial and as soon as she becomes of age, she uses her inheritance to hire a high profile attorney who has adopted the defense of a “battered husband syndrome” for David and has turned this trial into a media frenzy. The youngest child, Dillion is on the side of the prosecution which has a totally different POV regarding his parent’s marriage and turns out to be just another blight for the bumbling prosecutor.
The judge is suffering from personal issues that cause her to make some colossal mistakes during the trial.
This trial was only supposed to last a few weeks and it ends up being double that, the jury, of course, has started forming alliances during the trail.
When the jury finally gets the case, the battle is on.
Mr. Rotstein has done a great job of giving the POV of this trial by everyone who is involved in the case from the Judge to the Court Reporter. The diversity of the jury makes this even more enticing. He gives you a bit of background of each jurist without giving too much away.
I could totally relate to the happenings in the Jury room having served on a week-long jury, it can get pretty brutal in there. The nice little old lady that is polite during the trial turns into a virtual tiger when deliberations start. I found myself getting upset with several of the jurists.
I found this book was very cleverly written and if you like legal thrillers this is a great read. It’s different from any legal thriller I’ve ever read; this book stays inside the courtroom. The mystery is solved, it’s the verdict and the personal agendas of the jurists that is the basis of this book. As I stated above this book is very well written and I look forward to reading more from this author.
Disclosure: I would like to thank the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an e-galley of this book in exchange for my honest opinion, the opinions I expressed above are my own.