Until Proven Innocent

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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 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?

©2023 Nicola Williams (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

  • Until Proven Innocent is a legal thriller with heart and soul

    Erin Kelly

  • 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

    Guardian

  • An authentic thought-provoking new voice in crime fiction

    Kate Ellis

  • A great twisty, gritty investigation with wonderful characters culminating in an explosive courtroom drama!

    Ajay Chowdhury

  • 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

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