Mercy - Jodi Picoult

When Jamie Macdonald killed his wife, he knew he might face a life sentence. But what was life in a world without Maggie?

The case divides the small town of Wheelock. Jamie Macdonald has confessed to premeditated murder—Murder One. For his cousin Police Chief Cameron Macdonald, there’s no question this man should be arrested and tried—family blood ties or no.

But for Cameron’s wife Allie, it’s not so clear-cut. She loves her husband more than life itself. If he were suffering and asked for her help to die, she knows she would do anything for him. Now, for the first time in their marriage, she finds herself set against Cam, siding with Jamie and wondering if what he says is right: that in a relationship, there’s always one who loves more…