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The Sacrificial Man (Cate Austin #2)

Ruth Dugdall

Paperback | Pages: 308 pages

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Title	:	The Sacrificial Man (Cate Austin #2)
Author	:	Ruth Dugdall
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 308 pages
Published	:	June 25th 2011 by Legend Press (first published June 1st 2011)
Categories	:	Mystery. Crime. Fiction. Thriller

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FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER THE WOMAN BEFORE ME

What I want to say is that suicide is my choice. No-one else is to blame. Man seeks beautiful woman for the journey of a lifetime: Will you help me to die?

When Probation Officer Cate Austin is given her new assignment, she faces the highest-profile case of her career. Alice Mariani is charged with assisted suicide and Cate must recommend a sentence.

Alice insists her story is one of misinterpreted love, forcing those around her to analyse their own lives. Who is to decide what is normal and when does loyalty turn to obsession?

Investigating the loophole that lies between murder and euthanasia, Cate must now meet the woman who agreed to comply with her lover's final request. Shocking revelations expose bitter truths that can no longer be ignored.

A clever, sophisticated, psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, S.J. Watson, B A Paris and Sophie Hannah

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ISBN:	1908248009 (ISBN13: 9781908248008)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Cate Austin #2

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I really enjoyed this one!While reading it i had no idea where the story was going, and when it did arrive at it's twisty conclusions they were not what i had expected at all....whatever it was i did expect anyway i'm not really that sure. This was such an interesting, twisted, dark, grim in places and also quite emotional in places too, this read had everything really. I liked the switching of narratives with the chapters, and the flashback chapters too because they added so much back story and

Ruth Dugdall can write rather well, and that is why I am giving this book two stars instead of one. But the subject matter and grotesque turns this story takes left me cold and somewhat repulsed. The purported theme of this book is the consideration of whether assisted suicide is ethical or not, and the sentence recommendation for the defendant, Alice Mariani, is to be decided by Cate Austin, a probation officer. Cate's character is not as well drawn here as in the previous book I read with her

After reading Ruth Dugdall's Humber Boy B I was ready for another in the series surrounding the main protagonist, Cate Austin, Probation Officer. This book centres on a crime committed by an academic, Alice Mariani. We do not warm to Alice at the beginning. She is due to be sentenced for an assisted suicide. Cate is assigned to compile a report for the court as to whether Alice belongs in prison or a secure unit in hospital. As we are introduced to the characters (the dead man, known as Smith),

This book isn't my usual type , but the synopsis intrigued me. It kept me gripped to the end , which was powerful and there was a twist I didn't see coming. I liked the alternate points of view , and the fact that the author skilfully leads us to think one thing , then turns that on its head , then back again. Very very good book, I look forward to reading more from this author.

To all appearances Alice is a successful professor, a woman who has it all together. Why then is social worker Cate being asked to write a sentencing recommendation for this woman? Dark, dark book, disturbing and begs an answer to the question of nurture vs. nature. Also how much does a horrifying incident in ones childhood effect ones actions in future. Also the whole debate on euthanasia and ones right to choose their own death. This psychologically twisty book is not for everyone.

How to review this book? Certainly Ruth Dugdall is a talented writer and she tackles some really controversial topics. In this case - assisted suicide. I imagine many of us can see a case for euthanasia for terminally ill people if they so choose. But when the person is not ill...Alice Mariani answers an ad from a man seeking a beautiful woman to help him die. It comes to pass and she pleads guilty to assisting his death. To protect her he has left a suicide note so there is no question of