Book Review: ‘The Interpreter: A Novel’ By Brooke Robinson

Revelle Lee lives in London, and is an interpreter. She speaks ten languages, and works for a company that works with the police, hospitals, and other organizations. She has to listen carefully, and make sure she gets what anyone is saying just right, one wrong word and it could mean someone’s life. Furthermore, she’s also a foster mom to Elliot, and is hoping to adopt him. When she’s assigned to translate a Polish man’s testimony, she alters a word, she knew the person that was killed. This could cause an innocent man to go to jail. After the fact, she regrets it, when she finds out he could very well be not guilty. On top of that, someone wants revenge against her for something she did in the past, and is stalking her, and determined to bring her down, they know she changed that word. Now she must fight to save her life and that of Elliot. A good debut novel from author Robinson. An engaging story, with twists, and tension throughout, which heightens the novel.

You can pick up The Interpreter in stores on Tuesday, September 19th from Harper.