The Sandell family appears perfect: Adam is a pastor, Ulrika is a lawyer, and their daughter Stella is a typical teenager. Their carefully constructed world shatters when Stella is accused of a brutal murder. As the trial begins, her parents are faced with a terrible choice: should they believe their daughter, or should they believe the evidence? This gripping novel questions how well we truly know our children and how far we would go to protect them, revealing that even the most normal families have dark secrets.