The premise of this book is a bit unusual, at least in the beginning. Did she, with malice aforethought, set out to murder her own child? There is strong circumstantial evidence that she did, but as the trial begins, the situation leading up to the explosion is revealed, exposing a plethora of secrets, cover-ups, lies, and agonizing guilt, providing more than ample reasonable doubt in the reader's mind. Was it an accident or was it deliberate? Was it one of the protestors or a member of the group participating in the chamber treatment?Īs the investigation proceeds, the mother of an autistic boy is singled out as the prime suspect. Then, a tragic explosion leaves two people dead, and severely injures several others, leaving many lingering questions behind. However, some people are adamantly opposed to this controversial treatment for children with autism, and have begun protesting. In a small Virginia town, a Korean couple has set up a Hyperbaric chamber on their land, which draws a group of eclectic people, all hoping to find relief from conditions ranging from autism to infertility.
So, I waited for the right mood, and I think my instincts paid off this time. But, try as I might, the book just wasn’t calling out to me when it was first released. Miracle Creek by Angie Kim is a 2019 Sarah Crichton Books publication.Įveryone knows I love a good courtroom drama, so this book was highly recommended to me by some of my GRs peers. Was it the careless mother of a patient? Was it the owners, hoping to cash in on a big insurance payment and send their daughter to college? Could it have been a protester, trying to prove the treatment isn’t safe? But then the chamber explodes, two people die, and it’s clear the explosion wasn’t an accident.Ī showdown unfolds as the story moves across characters who are all maybe keeping secrets, hiding betrayals. In a small town in Virginia, a group of people know each other because they’re part of a special treatment center, a hyperbaric chamber that may cure a range of conditions from infertility to autism. How far will you go to protect your family? Will you keep their secrets? Ignore their lies?
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