17. Plain Truth

I read this one yesterday, keeping with my tradition of reading a book a day at the beach. :) Plain Truth is also by Jodi Picoult. Not as good as My Sister's Keeper (duh!) but still pretty darn good, and slightly better then The Pact. Anyway, the B&N description:

The discovery of a dead infant in an Amish barn shakes Lancaster County to its core. But the police investigation leads to a more shocking disclosure: circumstantial evidence suggests that eighteen-year-old Katie Fisher, an unmarried Amish woman believed to be the newborn's mother, took the child's life. When Ellie Hathaway, a disillusioned big-city attorney, comes to Paradise, Pennsylvania, to defend Katie, two cultures collide — and, for the first time in her high-profile career, Ellie faces a system of justice very different from her own. Delving deep inside the world of those who live "plain," Ellie must find a way to reach Katie on her terms. And as she unravels a tangled murder case, Ellie also looks deep within — to confront her own fears and desires when a man from her past reenters her life.

Moving seamlessly from psychological drama to courtroom suspense, Plain Truth is a fascinating portrait of Amish life — and a moving exploration of the bonds of love, friendship, and the heart's most complex choices.

So yeah, if you haven't started reading Jodi Picoult's books yet it's really time to start!