Until Proven Innocent by Nicola Williams

Until Proven Innocent by Nicola Williams

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 realismHer 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 started 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 been a part-time Crown Court judge since 2010. She is the author of three legal thrillers. Without Prejudice was selected for the Black Britain: Writing Back series by Bernardine Evaristo and Until Proven Innocent was the winner of the Diverse Book Awards Readers’ Choice Award 2024. Killer Instinct is her latest novel.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780241995471
ISBN 10	0241995477
Title	Until Proven Innocent
Author	Nicola Williams
Series	Lee Mitchell
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2024-07-18
Number of pages	320
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