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The brilliantly taut, gritty and twisty new legal thriller following barrister Lee Mitchell in her most controversial case yet Lee Mitchell is out for justice. A young barrister from a working-class Caribbean background, everything is stacked against her in the cut-throat environment of the courtroom. When the fifteen-year-old son of the pastor at the local Black church is shot near her home in South London, the community is shattered. All evidence is pointing to the notoriously corrupt, racist officer Sergeant Jack Lambert. Even his own boss is certain he is guilty - but he swears his innocence. Against her will, Lee is strong-armed into defending him. With protests 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 blurring, Lee keeps asking herself the same question- How can she defend the indefensible?

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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 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 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 Williams's second novel is 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 *

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 -- Dreda Say Mitchell * 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 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

Author Information

Nicola Williams started her career as a barrister in private practice, specializing in criminal law. She was a member of the first Independent Advisory Group to the Metropolitan Police Service and has been a part-time Crown Court judge since 2010. She is the author of three legal thrillers. Without Prejudice was selected for the Black Britain- Writing Back series by Bernardine Evaristo and Until Proven Innocent was the winner of the Diverse Book Awards Readers' Choice Award 2024. Killer Instinct is her latest novel.

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