''Saving Max'' is the
first novel written by American author Antoinette van Heugten.
It was published by
Mira Books in 2010. The novel is about attorney Danielle Parkman and her son Max, a teenager with
Asperger syndrome who is accused of murdering another patient at a mental hospital. The novel addresses
Munchausen syndrome by proxy
Factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA), also known as fabricated or induced illness by carers (FII), and first named as Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSbP), is a condition in which a caregiver creates the appearance of health problems in a ...
as the villain murders her own son after subjecting him to a lifetime of abuse while glorying in the limelight of medical attention.
The book spent two weeks in ''
USA Today
''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgini ...
'' list of the top 150 books, where it peaked at position 135.
''Saving Max'' has sold 500,000 copies.
References
External links
Official site: ''Saving Max''
2010 American novels
American thriller novels
Books about autism
2010 debut novels
Mira Books books
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