Next of kin
(Book)

Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother-in-law's voice is filled with panic. His son's day care has called to ask where little Max is. Leila was supposed to drop Max off that morning. But she forgot. Racing to the parking lot, she grasps in the horror of what she has done. What follows is an explosive, high-profile trial that will tear the family apart. But as the case progresses it becomes clear there's more to this incident than meets the eye.