Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult

[Jane R]

Shay Bourne, New Hampshire's first death row prisoner in 69 years, has only one last request : to donate his heart, post-execution, to the sister of his victim, who is looking for a transplant.  Bourne says it is the only way he can redeem himself, but with lethal injection as his form of execution, this is medically impossible.

As with all of Jodi Picoult's novels, the story raises all sorts of moral dilemmas, in this case, questions about capital punishment,organ donation and prisoner rights.  A great plot, but perhaps not one of her best, a little predictable.  Jodi Picoult sets a high standard, and this one doesn't quite get there.