Synopsis
Laura Endicott has dementia and is slipping away fast. She asks only that they bring her daughter and let her say goodbye.
"Laura," says her caregiver, "you have no daughter."
Laura spent her life working for Gillian Abbott, heir to Abbott Timber. Laura has served as Gillian's maid, dresser, social secretary, and sometimes chef. Laura has done forty years with a smile and a bow. Gillian is a tight-lipped woman who has carefully managed even the air she allows Laura to breathe. Always the employer and never the friend, she pronounces it absurd now, that Laura, in the end, believes she has a child.
Except, thirty years ago, the barren Gillian mysteriously had a child show up in her life one year after Laura's child died in childbirth. The Town of Winston watched Gillian raise her child--the private schools, finishing classes, special tutoring in French and Art, with a debutante ball then the Ivy League. Kimmie had it all, and Gillian dotes on her yet. Gillian, it turns out, is also the mother of Jennifer Ipswich, the anti-heroine of Girl, Under Oath.
But then Laura's social worker at the assisted memory home stumbles upon an old secret and investigates. She then takes Laura to visit with Michael Gresham. Is this true? Attorney Gresham asks. You never saw the body of your deceased child?
Famous for his startling twists and turns, John Ellsworth brings you the next book in the Under Oath series. Let this USA Today author keep you up late another night with his best psych thriller yet, a book you will tell your friends about and wish never to live when it's your turn.
Praise for John Ellsworth
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"The perfect psychological thriller by a master lawyer" Amazon reader
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"After having read this book, can I give it more than five stars? This is a brilliantly written, fascinating story!" Amazon reader
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"I have read everything that this author has written and can't wait to read what's next from him. Thank you John Ellsworth." Amazon reader
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"There are so many plot twists and turns. Put on a pot of coffee and curl up on the couch for an all-nighter. Well done, John Ellsworth." Amazon reader
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"The plot was amazing and the characters so believable. This is another winner for John Ellsworth." Amazon reader
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"Start at the beginning, and don't miss anything! I promise you won't be disappointed. Thank you, John Ellsworth (eta al.) for all your great work." Amazon reader
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"A very interesting book of legal and psychology, love last, love tried and true, and good versus bad. Jennifer Ipswich is so believable. The author keeps you wanting to turn page after page and not stop reading." Amazon reader
"Laura," says her caregiver, "you have no daughter."
Laura spent her life working for Gillian Abbott, heir to Abbott Timber. Laura has served as Gillian's maid, dresser, social secretary, and sometimes chef. Laura has done forty years with a smile and a bow. Gillian is a tight-lipped woman who has carefully managed even the air she allows Laura to breathe. Always the employer and never the friend, she pronounces it absurd now, that Laura, in the end, believes she has a child.
Except, thirty years ago, the barren Gillian mysteriously had a child show up in her life one year after Laura's child died in childbirth. The Town of Winston watched Gillian raise her child--the private schools, finishing classes, special tutoring in French and Art, with a debutante ball then the Ivy League. Kimmie had it all, and Gillian dotes on her yet. Gillian, it turns out, is also the mother of Jennifer Ipswich, the anti-heroine of Girl, Under Oath.
But then Laura's social worker at the assisted memory home stumbles upon an old secret and investigates. She then takes Laura to visit with Michael Gresham. Is this true? Attorney Gresham asks. You never saw the body of your deceased child?
Famous for his startling twists and turns, John Ellsworth brings you the next book in the Under Oath series. Let this USA Today author keep you up late another night with his best psych thriller yet, a book you will tell your friends about and wish never to live when it's your turn.
Praise for John Ellsworth
✮✮✮✮✮
"The perfect psychological thriller by a master lawyer" Amazon reader
✮✮✮✮✮
"After having read this book, can I give it more than five stars? This is a brilliantly written, fascinating story!" Amazon reader
✮✮✮✮✮
"I have read everything that this author has written and can't wait to read what's next from him. Thank you John Ellsworth." Amazon reader
✮✮✮✮✮
"There are so many plot twists and turns. Put on a pot of coffee and curl up on the couch for an all-nighter. Well done, John Ellsworth." Amazon reader
✮✮✮✮✮
"The plot was amazing and the characters so believable. This is another winner for John Ellsworth." Amazon reader
✮✮✮✮✮
"Start at the beginning, and don't miss anything! I promise you won't be disappointed. Thank you, John Ellsworth (eta al.) for all your great work." Amazon reader
✮✮✮✮✮
"A very interesting book of legal and psychology, love last, love tried and true, and good versus bad. Jennifer Ipswich is so believable. The author keeps you wanting to turn page after page and not stop reading." Amazon reader
Release date: September 5, 2021
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