Paperback. 'DebrA(c)'s voice is Camusian, comic, stark, relentless and totally hypnotic' Rachel KushnerIs a criminal born or made? What turns them towards violence?A young man stabs an elderly woman ten times for the sake of a 450 euro debt. But why would he commit such a brutal murder over a petty sum, when he has a girlfriend and a child at home? How much could he lose when there is already so little to start with? Centring on a perpetrator and a victim who remain nameless - who are nobodies but could be anybody - Offenses unfolds as a contemporary parable exploring the biases and barriers built into the legal system. Blending expertise in criminal law with her signature knife-edge prose, Constance DebrA(c) probes the intricacies of crime, punishment and accountability in this propulsive tale. A sharp insight into violence and punishment based on true events from critically acclaimed lawyer-turned-author Constance DebrA(c) Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Offenses (Paperback)
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd, London
Publication Date: 2026
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1805221086
ISBN 13: 9781805221081
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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'Debr�'s voice is Camusian, comic, stark, relentless and totally hypnotic' Rachel Kushner

'Knife-like clarity' Observer

Is a criminal born or made? What turns them towards violence?

A young man stabs an elderly woman ten times for the sake of a 450 euro debt. But why would he commit such a brutal murder over a petty sum, when he has a girlfriend and a child at home? How much could he lose when there is already so little to start with? Centring on a perpetrator and a victim who remain nameless - who are nobodies but could be anybody - Offenses unfolds as a contemporary parable exploring the biases and barriers built into the legal system.
Blending expertise in criminal law with her signature knife-edge prose, Constance Debr� probes the intricacies of crime, punishment and accountability in this propulsive tale.

About the Author

Constance Debr� is the author of Love Me Tender, which won the Prix Litt�raire des Inrockuptibles in 2020 and Playboy, which won the Prix de la Coupole in 2018. Her novella Offences, based on her work as a defence attorney, is forthcoming from Tuskar Rock.

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