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Miracle Creek

Translation: Rofayda Gamal Thabet

An Edgar Award-winning courtroom drama and thriller by Angie Kim. Set in a small Virginia town, a medical device explosion kills two people, leading to a high-stakes murder trial where secrets, betrayal, and hidden motives among a close-knit community are dramatically exposed.

About this book

How far would a parent go to protect their child, and what happens when desperate love turns into a fatal tragedy? In Miracle Creek (Arabic Edition: Miracle Creek), Edgar Award-winner Angie Kim delivers an unforgettable, multi-layered courtroom thriller and human drama.

In a small town in Virginia, a Korean immigrant family runs a hyperbaric oxygen chamber known as "the Miracle Submarine," offering experimental treatment for autistic children and patients with chronic illnesses. But when a horrific explosion destroys the chamber, killing two people, the community is shattered. As the murder trial unfolds, accusing a exhausted mother, the trial unravels a web of lies, parental fatigue, secret affairs, and hidden motives. Masterfully translated into Arabic by Rofayda Gamal Thabet, Kim utilizes her real-life trial attorney background to craft a breathless whodunit that probes the agonizing moral dilemmas of caregiving, honesty, and guilt.

Why read it?

Because it is a masterfully crafted, ethically complex mystery that keeps you guessing until the very end. It balances tense courtroom procedural drama with a deeply empathetic look at special-needs parenting and human vulnerability.

Who is it for?

For fans of legal thrillers, courtroom dramas, and complex psychological mysteries, as well as readers drawn to emotionally powerful stories about parenting, secrets, and moral ambiguity.

Book details

Language
ar
ISBN-13
9789778941388
ISBN-10
9778941386
Page count
540
Age rating
Adults