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Jo Murray grew up in Teesside during the 1990s when working-class girls were told they probably shouldn't try to become barristers. Thankfully, she ignored everyone. After studying Classics at Newcastle University, she went to law school and was a criminal barrister before leaving the profession to look after her two children.
An absolutely outstanding legal thriller – and set to be one of my books of the year -- TM Logan, bestselling author of <i> The Daughter </i> and <i> The Holiday </i> So gripping, so clever, so good. This brilliant book had me hooked from the beginning. An addictive page-turner and an exciting new voice in the genre -- Alice Feeney, author of <i>Beautiful Ugly </i> A fascinating thrill of a read which had me gasping with its reveals. I stayed up way past bedtime to find out what was happening. I loved living out the courtroom experience through the eyes of a barrister. It’s an immersive, shocking, deftly plotted debut and fans of Grisham will find so much to love. What a writer to watch. -- Cesca Major, author of <i>Maybe Next Time</i> A British legal thriller that combines the highwire courtroom melodrama of Scott Turow with the twistiness of a gripping suspense thriller. And with an absolute mindbender of a sting in the tail. -- Vaseem Khan, author of <i> City of Destruction </i> Brilliant. One of the most suspenseful and thought-provoking novels I've read in ages. I predict it will be massive. -- Nicola Sturgeon A brilliant portrayal of a murder trial through the eyes of a barrister for whom the stakes couldn’t be any higher. So deftly plotted with such clever twists and reveals – I absolutely loved it. -- Nikki Smith, author of <i> The Beach Party </i> Everything I wanted in a court room drama and more. Utterly compelling, razor sharp tension and with whip-smart dialogue. It’s Gone Girl meets The Silent Patient. -- John Marrs, author of <i> The Family Experiment </i> Anatomy of a Scandal meets Gone Girl. A sexy, tense, scandalous legal thriller. -- Isabelle Broom, author of <i> The Orange House </i> I finished this book marveling at its ingenious construction, wanting to reread it immediately to see just how Jo Murray does it. A truly impressive debut -- Joseph Finder, <i> New York Times </i> bestselling author of <i> The Oligarch's Daughter </i> An unputdownable courtroom thriller that packs a punch. I read it in two sittings, desperate to know what happens. The razor-sharp plot will keep you guessing right the way through. This addictive legal drama is going to be huge -- Kate Gray, author of <i> Welcome to the Family </i>
