For attorney Danielle Parkman, her son Max has been the center of her attention all his life, but when those dreaded teenage years hit, Max begins to become a person Danielle doesn't know. Max is very intelligent even though he has been diagnosed as autistic, but when Danielle discovers his journal where he talks of committing suicide, she knows that he is beyond her help. But she has difficulty accepting the decision of the experts at an adolescent psychiatric facility that Max is deeply disturbed and dangerous. Then Max is accused of murdering a fellow patient and suddenly Danielle is fighting for her son's life, for his very innocence. But how far will she go to save her son, or will her son be taken from her forever? Danielle is determined to uncover the real story behind the murder and help capture the real killer.

In SAVING MAX, debut author Antoinette van Heugten draws upon personal experience as both an attorney and the mother of a child with autism to bring a realistic touch to this mesmerizing story of a mother's love for her child. Crafting a powerful and suspenseful thriller that is reminiscent of John Grisham's work, van Heugten captures the heartbreak, the determination and the very grit of a mother who is determined to be her child's best advocate even when the odds seem insurmountable. SAVING MAX is a powerful novel that will leave an impact on readers long after the last sentence is read.

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