What would a loving mother not do for her child

Lawyer Danielle Parkman is at her wits’ end. Her son Max, a whip-smart teen with high-functioning autism, has always been a handful. But lately he’s shutting down, using drugs and lashing out – violently.
Desperate, Danielle brings Max to a top-flight psychiatric facility for a full assessment. But rather than reassurance, Danielle receives an agonizing diagnosis describing a deeply damaged, dangerous boy – one she’s never met.

Then Danielle finds Max unconscious and bloodied at the feet of a patient who has been brutally stabbed to death. A fiercely protective mother instinct rears its head – and Danielle is arrested as an accessory to the heinous crime.

In a baffling netherworld of doubt and fear, barred from contacting her son, Danielle clings to the thought of Max’s innocence. But has she, too, lost touch with reality? Is her baby boy really a killer?

With the justice system bearing down on them both, Danielle steels herself to discover the truth – no matter how horrifying. It’s a path well on the wrong side of the law. But only finding the true killer will absolve her from having to choose between her son and her soul.

Release date is October 1, 2010

My Review: This book was riveting!  I could not put it down.  ”Saving Max”  includes two hot buttons – aspergers/autism AND mental institutions.  The third perk I found was the law aspect.  I love the character Danielle (New Yorker)  and her devotion to and belief in her son.  Her willingness to take any risk to save her son moved me.  She begins showing her devotion by taking her son to a psychiatric center in Texas at the recommendation of her son’s New York physician.  The meat of the story begins here.  Danielle, a lawyer by profession, meets Tony who just happens to also be a lawyer.  Tony (an Iowan) becomes her son’s (Max) and her lawyer.  ”Saving Max” is an engaging read.  This may not be your favorite type of beach/pool read unless you are smothered in sun screen and plan to stay a while!. For mystery lovers and lovers of law-related books or for those who just love a great escape, I recommend this book!

I reviewed this book for the publisher via Net Galley.

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