Quicksand is told through the captivating voice of Maja Norberg, an 18-year-old girl on trial for a shooting in her school. When the novel opens, Maja has spent nine excruciating months in jail awaiting trial. Now the time has come for her to enter the courtroom. But how did Maja, the good girl next door, popular and excellent at school, become the most reviled teenager in the country? captivating courtroom thriller.