The Cut Throat Trial
28 August 2025Synopsis
THE FIRST LEGAL THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING SECRET BARRISTER WRITING AS S. J. FLEET
'An astute, empathetic, and satisfyingly twisty read' - Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal and Reputation
'A diamond class legal thriller . . . I loved every moment. Five stars' - Janice Hallett, author of The Twyford Code and The Examiner
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It 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.
Because when the game is murder, the competition is deadly.
Launching a brilliant new voice in crime fiction, a criminal barrister with an incomparable insider’s knowledge, The Cut Throat Trial is the most gripping thriller of the year.
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28 August 2025
9781035046713Reviews
Not so much a front row seat in a murder trial as a journey inside the minds of the necessarily unreliable defendants, judge and counsel, The Cut Throat Trial is both scathing examination of the criminal justice system and an astute, empathetic, and satisfyingly twisty read. . . I’ll be thinking about this one for quite some time.Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal and Reputation
If you want to know how the law takes its course with people’s lives, you won’t get a more accurate picture than this. It’s truly fascinating to see it turned into a page-turning story.Wendy Joseph, author of Unlawful Killings
Like a front row seat at a hotly contested murder trial. Fast, furious, fascinating and impeccably plotted . . . Legal thrillers don't get better than this!Neil Lancaster, author of Dead Man's Grave
Weaves a really compelling plot-driven story with great characterisation. Pacy. Intriguing. Thrilling. Fleet is the new Mortimer.Imran Mahmood, author of Finding Sophie and You Don't Know Me
