Author:Nicola Williams
'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.
With the line between her personal and professional life becoming increasingly blurred, Lee keeps asking herself the same question: How can she defend the indefensible?
Until Proven Innocent is a legal thriller with heart and soul
—— Erin KellyA 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 , GuardianAn authentic thought-provoking new voice in crime fiction
—— Kate EllisA great twisty, gritty investigation with wonderful characters culminating in an explosive courtroom drama!
—— Ajay ChowdhuryCompelling, smart, staggeringly relevant... Williams' insightful novel is pitch perfect. Outstanding
—— Rachel EdwardsA brilliantly taut, gritty and authentic page turner that takes you on a thrilling road from the streets of London to the courtroom
—— Nadine MathesonUntil 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 JonesExplosive twists and pulse-pounding tension
—— Woman's OwnPatterson boils a scene down to a single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind
—— Michael ConnellyJavier Marías's writing doesn't resemble anyone else's. It's easy to parody, but impossible to imitate . . . Javier Marias was the best writer in Spain
—— Eduardo MendozaMarías occupied a reputational perch in Spanish culture that would be almost inconceivable for an American author . . . Most considered him the greatest living Spanish writer
—— New York TimesJavier Marias’s farewell novel sees the late Spanish spellbinder leave us in a droll, delicious, thrillerish labyrinth
—— The Spectator 'Best Books of 2023'You can’t go wrong with Harlan Coben. If you’re after the kind of thriller that has you taking the phone off the hook… and staying up past any reasonable hour in order to keep turning the pages, then he’s your man
—— Business PostHarlan’s plots never drop below breakneck speed … By the end my head was spinning, but it’s expertly done, a visual tale that will surely be on screen one day. For now, it’s a perfect page-turner
—— RTÉ GuideNorth's latest thriller does not disappoint, weaving an intriguing cast of characters across multiple time periods into a story rich with layers and plot twists and perfectly suspenseful pacing ... A delightfully bone-chilling tale
—— Kirkus ReviewsPraise for Alex North
—— :As terrifying as a great horror novel, as unpredictable as the best type of crime novel and above all beautifully written...a writer who is an absolute master of his craft
—— Jane CaseyThis is absorbing, headlong reading, a play on classic horror with an inventiveness of its own
—— New York TimesHugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy
—— Alex Michaelides