{"product_id":"court-number-one-9781473651630","title":"Court Number One","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Superbly told'' Simon Heffer, \u003ci\u003eDaily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A hamper of treats'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''[Grant employs] scholarship and depth of evidence'' \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''These tales of eleven trials are shocking, squalid, titillating and illuminating: each of them says something fascinating about how our society once was'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Deceptively thrilling'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eExcellent . . . Thomas Grant offers detailed accounts of eleven cases at the Old Bailey''s Court Number One, with protagonists ranging from the diabolical to the pathetic. There is humour . . . but this is ultimately an affecting study of how the law gets it right - and wrong'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCourt Number One of the Old Bailey is the most famous court roo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA hamper of treats, a series of beautifully judged vignettes ... Grant excels himself ... He is a master at conveying the cut-and-thrust of cross-examination, managing to maintain a sense of speed while making sure the reader does not miss the cultural or legal context. His style is drily witty, but just when you start to think he is a bit too detached from what are, after all, matters of life and death, he soars into a rhetorical flight ...  Very moving * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThe Old Bailey might be a Jacobean theatre, at times. But like this deceptively thrilling book, it also stands for something very serious * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eExcellent . . . Thomas Grant offers detailed accounts of 11 cases at the Old Bailey's Court Number One, with protagonists ranging from the diabolical to the pathetic. There is humour . . . but this is ultimately an affecting study of how the law gets it right - and wrong * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eElegantly written, carefully researched -- John Jolliffe * Counsel *\u003cbr\u003eThrilling ...In meticulous detail Grant rehearses the context and events of each case, the trial proceedings and the ripples they caused beyond the courtroom ... [he] creates a compelling narrative around each * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eIn the old cases outlined, we see recurring human weaknesses that really do tell us as much about our own society as about those of the past. * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eGrant writes with the style and fluency of a far more experienced author. He makes judicious use of his rich material -- Michael Beloff * TLS *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating * Literary Review *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739527557463,"sku":"9781473651630","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473651630.jpg?v=1720052496","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/court-number-one-9781473651630","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}