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Until Proven Innocent

Nicola Williams author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:18th Jul '24

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WINNER OF THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS READERS CHOICE AWARD 2024

‘Oozes authenticity, honesty and grit’ Daily Mail

THE BRILLIANTLY TAUT AND TWISTY NEW LEGAL THRILLER FOLLOWING BARRISTER LEE MITCHELL IN HER MOST CONTROVERSIAL CASE YET


When the teenage son of a south London pastor is shot at point-blank range, shockwaves echo through the close-knit community.

For barrister Lee Mitchell, born and raised in Peckham, the murder hits close to home. And it comes closer still when she is strong-armed into defending the prime suspect: racist police sergeant Jack Lambert.

In the cut-throat world of the courtroom, where everyone has an agenda and no one is what they seem, Lee will have to choose between fighting the system and fighting for her career . . .

‘A dazzling new voice’ Tony Parsons

‘A legal thriller with heart and soul’ Erin Kelly

Penning a blend of legal and psychological thriller would be enough for most authors, but Williams, a barrister, deftly adds a layer of social realism. Her book teems with memorable characters from the law and the black community * Sunday Times *
Williams has used her experience as a Crown Court judge to craft a twisting legal thriller of real moral complexity * Mail on Sunday *
A brilliant and tense drama about legal justice that propels us well beyond the courtroom and right into the heart of a troubled community and its people -- Dreda Say Mitchell * Guardian *
A great twisty, gritty investigation with wonderful characters culminating in an explosive courtroom drama! -- Ajay Chowdhury
Until Proven Innocent is a legal thriller with heart and soul -- Erin Kelly
An authentic thought-provoking new voice in crime fiction -- Kate Ellis
Compelling, smart, staggeringly relevant . . . Williams' insightful novel is pitch perfect. Outstanding -- Rachel Edwards
A brilliantly taut, gritty and authentic page turner that takes you on a thrilling road from the streets of London to the courtroom -- Nadine Matheson
Until Proven Innocent is nothing short of an astounding, brilliantly engaging book! Nicola has created one of the most daringly complex, intellectually and emotionally evocative crime stories I've read in quite some time -- Stephen Mack Jones
The gripping new courtroom thriller will hook you in * Platinum Magazine *

ISBN: 9780241995471

Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 18mm

Weight: 225g

320 pages