Incredible! I don't know where to start with this book. A courtroom drama which is told from the perspective of the three teenage boys - Jamal, Aaron and Craig - charged with murdering an old man. All three have brilliant lawyers who argue their case diligently. But who killed Mr Hooper? And was he hiding a dark secret too? I really liked the main prosecutor Aliyah. She seems constantly conflicted by her job. And the disingenuous people around her (like Rose) make her question everything. Rather like the Netflix series
"Adolescence" there's a social commentary in this novel. The disenfranchised young men who are influenced by toxic older members. Their impressionable minds easily manipulated. I cannot write anymore for fear of giving away the incredible shocking finale. This book is utterly captivating. Thank you so much Pan MacMillan and the author for the eARC on NetGalley. Denise

Well, I wasn't expecting this. Such a fresh, authentic feeling legal thriller that through first person chapters from key players (lawyers, defendants and judge) really made it real in a way I haven't read before.
I really enjoyed this. I think it was that the characters seemed real and believable and it was good to see them as 3 dimensional people ot just as lawyers.

I hope the mysterious S. J. Fleet has more of these planned

This was phenomenal courtroom drama I devoured it in one sitting! I cannot remember the last time I was so hooked! This book was an absolute fantastic, suspense-filled, unputdownable page turner! I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough! I had no idea who to trust and believe until the last few chapters.

This book masterfully weaves suspense, intrigue, and complex characters into a story that keeps you guessing until the very end i’d highly recommend! Will justice prevail you will have to read to find out!

I do love a courtroom drama and this is right up there with the best.
So cleverly written with passages that I couldn't help but read out to the family as some it it was almost poetic.
Told from the perspective of the three defendants, their lawyers and the prosecution (All whom have their own troubles to contend with) I found myself switching allegiances and making massive u-turns on who I thought was guilty.
The reader is drip fed twists, almost at the end of every chapter, that make for an incredibly exciting plot.
I was hooked right to the end. I was also wrong when I'd made my final verdict and the author came up with another plot shock that I hadn't seen coming.
An easy 5 starts from me.

This was a sensational legal thriller - one of the best I have read in such a long time. This is almost entirely set within the confines of the trial of three young boys accused of the murder of an elderly man. Three defendants, three defence lawyers and three different stories about what happened on that fateful night...but are any of those stories true, or is the truth somewhere in between? Read on to find out.....