JUDGED
Nine jurors said guilty. Three said not guilty. Louisiana sent Reggie Batiste to prison for life anyway.
For forty-four years, Reggie has maintained his innocence in the murder of nineteen-year-old Rosalie Dupre. Now, with his health failing and time running out, New Orleans attorney Adeline “El” Bennett is appointed to review a single piece of evidence that was never tested.
What begins as a narrow assignment draws El into a case shaped by silence, power, and a verdict Louisiana considered perfectly legal. The deeper she looks, the harder it becomes to ignore the question buried beneath decades of rejected appeals:
What happens when the law does not fail, but works exactly as intended?
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Coming Early 2028
The Girl in the Window
The little girl in the window never screams. Never cries. Never asks for help. She only watches. And by the time you understand what she’s been watching for, she’s no longer in the window.
A new novel from Regina Johnston. Join the list below and you’ll hear the moment it’s ready.
