
The Cut Throat Trial - The Secret Barrister
The Secret Barrister
- Pages · 432 pages
- Publication Date · 04/06/2026
- Genre · Crime & mystery
'Excellent . . . brilliantly executed. Closest I've felt to being in court since I left the bar' - Harriet Tyce`A diamond class legal thriller . . . I loved every moment' - Janice HallettIt is one of the biggest trials of the year. Three seventeen-year-old boys are accused of the brutal murder of an elderly teacher on New Year's Eve. Each boy denies it. Each points the finger at the other two. But they can't all be innocent. The three defence barristers have only one job: to persuade the jury that their client is not guilty. But they're up against a prosecutor who needs to win the case, no matter the cost. Written by a criminal barrister with an expert insider's knowledge, The Cut Throat Trial is an unputdownable legal thriller.
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