The Witness by Alexandra Wilson

THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY MURDER. 

A young black man is arrested for murder. The case against him is strong - a mum and a teacher saw him standing over a body in a park, a knife still in hand. But his up-and-coming barrister Rosa knows how people prejudge, but most of all, she suspects something is amiss. This boy comes from her neighbourhood. From a good family. So she begins to dig... As Rosa discovers secret upon terrible secret, she moves closer to finding a testimony that could win the case - or bring the whole establishment down on her.

The Witness is a frightening thriller about a young lawyer who will do anything to set her defendant free. 'This is exactly what it's like to be a criminal barrister at the sharp end of Legal Aid work, and an important corrective to the cliché that all barristers are posh, white and loaded. 

An authentic, tense legal thriller from an author who knows what she's talking about' HARRIET TYCE

'An intelligent and immersive courtroom drama, a compelling new voice in legal crime fiction' ANDREA MARA