Until Proven Innocent by Nicola Williams

Until Proven Innocent by Nicola Williams

WINNER OF THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS READERS CHOICE AWARD 2024 Spectacular! British crime fiction has a dazzling new voice in Nicola Williams' Tony Parsons The gripping new courtroom thriller following barrister Lee Mitchell in her most controversial case yet Lee Mitchell is a young barrister from a working-class Caribbean background: in the cut-throat environment of the courtroom, everything is stacked against her. On her doorstep in South London the 15-year-old son of the pastor at the local Black church is shot, and the local community is shattered. All evidence is pointing to infamously corrupt, racist police officer Sergeant Jack Lambert as the irredeemable suspect. His own boss - rebel-turned-copper Danny Wallace - is certain he is guilty. Against her will, Lee is strong-armed into defending him. With cries of 'Black Lives Matter!' echoing in the streets, Lee is at the centre of the turmoil as lies, anger, and mistrust spiral out of control. With the line between her personal and professional life becoming increasingly blurred, Lee keeps asking herself the same question: How can she defend the indefensible?

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
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, specialising in Criminal Law. She was a member of the first Independent Advisory Group to the Metropolitan Police Service (following recommendations arising from the Stephen Lawrence Report [1999]). She has been a part-time Crown Court Judge since 2010. She is an active volunteer for the Speakers for Schools programme, a charity which encourages young people from disadvantaged and under-represented communities to achieve their full career potential.

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ISBN 13	9780241562710
ISBN 10	0241562716
Title	Until Proven Innocent
Author	Nicola Williams
Series	Lee Mitchell
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2023-03-16
Number of pages	320
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