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Book SynopsisLONGLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS 2024
Spectacular! British crime fiction has a dazzling new voice in Nicola Williams'' Tony Parsons
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.
Trade 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 -- 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
