THE FINAL CASE

A son hits a serious case of writer's block in his career as an author, while his 82 year old father pursues the last court case of his career as an attorney.

David Guterson's latest novel THE FINAL CASE is the story that unpacks the relationship between father and son. As a son hits a serious case of writer's block in his career as an author, his father pursues the last court case of his 55 year career as an attorney. Told against the backdrop of this final case, in which Mary Willis is accused of causing the death of her adopted daughter, the narrator observes and reflects on the way his father has aged over the years and where he stands in comparison. In this suspenseful and heartfelt story, THE FINAL CASE asks readers to consider the relationship between parent and child and how this develops throughout our lives. David Guterson is the author of three previous novels and a story collection, The Country Ahead of Us, The Country Behind. His debut novel, the #1 best-selling Snow Falling on Cedars, received the PEN/Faulkner Award and the American Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award. He is the author of East of the Mountains and Our Lady of the Forest.