The Cut Throat Trial

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by Fleet, S. J. Crime & mysteryPublished 28/08/2025 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom. Hardback | 432 pages161 x 244 x 40mm | 662gThe first legal thriller from the m illion-copy bestselling Secret Barrister.'Will leave you gobsmacked' - The Times'A diamond class legal thriller . . . Five stars' - Janice Hallett, author of The Twyford CodeIt is one of the biggest trials of the year. Three seventeen-year-old boys are accused of the brutal murder of an elderly teacher on New Year's Eve.Each boy denies it.Each points the finger at the other two.But they can’t all be innocent.The three defence barristers have only one job: to persuade the jury that their client is not guilty. But they’re up against a prosecutor who needs to win the case, no matter the cost.Written with an expert insider’s knowledge, in The Cut Throat Trial a dramatic courtroom drama unfolds.And you have a front row seat.'A sharp legal thriller that grips you from the first page . . . a thrilling page turner' - Mason Cross, author of The Killing Season'A deviously plotted, whip-smart courtroom thriller that oozes tension' - Neil Broadfoot, author of Falling Fast'Astute, empathetic, and satisfyingly twisty' - Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal Show more