Until Proven Innocent
The Must-Read, Gripping Legal Thriller
$23.64
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2024
Summary
The brilliantly taut, gritty, and twisty new legal thriller following barrister Lee Mitchell in her most controversial case yet.
Lee Mitchell is out for justice. A young barrister from a working-class Caribbean background, everything is stacked against her in the cut-throat environment of the courtroom.
When the fifteen-year-old son of the pastor at the local Black church is shot near her home in South London, the community is shattered. All evidence is pointing to the notorio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241995471 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241995477 |
| Author: | Nicola Williams |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 225g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 130mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Lee Mitchell |
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Critics Review
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 *
Nicola Williams
Nicola Williams began her career as a barrister in private practice, specializing in criminal law. She was a member of the first Independent Advisory Group to the Metropolitan Police Service and has served as a part-time Crown Court judge since 2010.
She is the author of three legal thrillers:
- Without Prejudice, selected for the Black Britain: Writing Back series by Bernardine Evaristo.
- Until Proven Innocent, winner of the Diverse Book Awards Readers’ Choice Award 2024.
- Killer Instinct, her latest novel.
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