Jodi Picoult

The #1 New York Times bestselling author and “master…at targeting hot issues and writing highly readable page-turners about them” (The Washington Post) weaves an unforgettable and moving novel of a small town gripped by a shocking and controversial murder trial. Cameron McDonald, the police chief of his small New England town, is forced to make the toughest arrest of his life when his cousin Jamie confesses that he has killed his wife. He claims that since she was suffering from a terminal disease, he ended her life out of mercy. Now, a heated murder trial plunges the town into upheaval, and drives a wedge into a contented marriage: Cameron, aiding the prosecution in their case against Jamie, is suddenly at odds with his devoted wife, Allie, who believes Jamie so loved his wife, he granted her wish to end her life. And when an inexplicable attraction leads to a shocking betrayal, Allie faces the hardest questions of the heart: when does love cross the line of moral obligation? And what does it mean to truly love another? Praised for her “personal, detail-rich style” (Glamour), Jodi Picoult infuses this page-turning and evocative novel with heart, warmth, and startling candor.

A Novel

Mercy

Cameron MacDonald has spent his life guided by duty. As the police chief of a small Massachusetts town that has been home to generations of his Scottish clan, he is bound to the town's residents by blood and honor. Yet when his cousin Jamie arrives at the police station with the body of his wife and the bald confession that he's killed her, Cam immediately places him under arrest. The situation isn't as clear to Cam's wife, Allie. While she is devoted to her husband, she finds herself siding against Cam, seduced by the picture James paints of a man so in love with a woman that he'd grant all her wishes... even the one that meant taking her life. Into this charged atmosphere drifts Mia, a new assistant at Allie's floral shop, for whom Cam feels an instant and inexplicable attraction. While he aids the prosecution in preparing the case against Jamie, who killed his terminally ill wife out of mercy, Cam finds himself betraying his own wife.

Toniy Knight

I thought this book was going to be about a husband and wife dealing with their difference in morals and beliefs in regards to a very heavy subject (euthanasia). I also thought it would be about a man caught between his loyalty to the law as a police chief, and his loyalty to his family. And I guess those elements were there. But for the most part they were over shadowed by a husband cheats on his wife plot which I had no interest in. It dominated so much of the book sometimes it felt like that's what the book was about, and if I wanted to read that kind of story I would have sought out a book that advertised itself that way.

Tanner Evans

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           I am a huge fan of Jodi's novels. I started to read them in 8th grade and she always keeps me wanting more more more. Mercy was no different. I was not expecting to get through this so quickly, but I couldn't put it down. I liked Allie the most, for reasons unknown, and had a Proud Momma (even though I'm not a mother? :D) moment when she sold all of Cam's stuff when she found out about Mia. I can identify with putting someone on a pedestal and the feeling afterwards when you find out that they're not exactly who you thought they were. And Cam. I was seriously so disgusted at him a lot of the time, that I considered just skipping the parts about him and Mia. Everytime I read about them being together, especially their little out of state rendezvous, this acidic feeling just worked its way into my stomach and didn't go away until Allie found out. 
I think that Jodi did such an excellent job with Jamie and Maggie's story. Like most people, I think that murder is wrong and you should be punished, but I agree with what Jamie did. If someone is suffering so much that the rest of the life they have left is going to be miserable, why shouldn't they be able to decide for themselves what's going to happen to them? It makes you think about what you would if you were in Jamie's situation. 
Such a great novel and so worth reading, as with all of Jodi Picoult's novels. (:

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Police chief of a small Massachusetts town, Cameron McDonald makes the toughest arrest of his life when his own cousin Jamie comes to him and confesses outright that he has killed his terminally ill wife out of mercy. Now, a heated murder trial plunges the town into upheaval, and drives a wedge into a contented marriage: Cameron, aiding the prosecution in their case against Jamie, is suddenly at odds with his devoted wife, Allie -- seduced by the idea of a man so in love with his wife that he'd grant all her wishes, even her wish to end her life. And when an inexplicable attraction leads to a shocking betrayal, Allie faces the hardest questions of the heart: when does love cross the line of moral obligation? And what does it mean to truly love another? Praised for her "personal, detail-rich style" (Glamour), Jodi Picoult infuses this page-turning novel with heart, warmth, and startling candor, taking readers on an unforgettable emotional journey.

Mercy A Novel

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