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The gripping new courtroom thriller following barrister Lee Mitchell in her most controversial case yet

Lee Mitchell is a young barrister from a workingclass Caribbean background in the cutthroat environment of the courtroom everything is stacked against her

On her doorstep in South London the 15yearold 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 rebelturnedcopper Danny Wallace is certain he is guilty

Against her will Lee is strongarmed 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

2023 Nicola Williams P2023 Penguin Audio