Long Road to Mercy

The stakes feel incredibly personal and intense. I'm curious whether the author based this on real cases or crafted it from imagination to heighten emotional impact.

Some characters' choices felt morally gray, which kept me questioning who the real villains were. How do others interpret the characters' sense of justice?

Switching viewpoints added layers to the mystery, but I wonder if this was planned from the start or evolved during writing. Did it influence how suspense was built?