The Cut Throat Trial
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Published:4th Jun '26
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This gripping legal thriller by the number-one bestselling The Secret Barrister gives you a front row seat at a shocking murder trial.
A gripping new courtroom drama by the No. 1 bestselling Secret Barrister - and you have a front row seat.
Full of twists you won't see coming, The Cut Throat Trial is an edge-of-your-seat courtroom drama from the No. 1 bestselling Secret Barrister. And you have a front row seat.
‘An astute, empathetic, and satisfyingly twisty read’ - Sarah Vaughan
'Excellent . . . brilliantly executed. Closest I've felt to being in court since I left the bar' - Harriet Tyce
‘A diamond class legal thriller . . . I loved every moment’ - Janice Hallett
It 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 by a criminal barrister with an expert insider’s knowledge, The Cut Throat Trial is an unputdownable legal thriller.
A sharp legal thriller that grips you from the first page and puts you right inside the courtroom. The author's legal expertise combines with a twisting plot and a compelling cast of characters to deliver a thrilling page turner. -- Mason Cross, author of The Killing Season and the Carter Blake series
Weaves a really compelling plot-driven story with great characterisation. Pacy. Intriguing. Thrilling. -- Imran Mahmood, author of Finding Sophie and You Don't Know Me
Like a front row seat at a hotly contested murder trial. Fast, furious, fascinating and impeccably plotted . . . Legal thrillers don't get better than this! -- Neil Lancaster, author of Dead Man's Grave
Not so much a front row seat in a murder trial as a journey inside the minds of the necessarily unreliable defendants, judge and counsel, The Cut Throat Trial is both scathing examination of the criminal justice system and an astute, empathetic, and satisfyingly twisty read. . . I’ll be thinking about this one for quite some time. -- Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal and Reputation
This book is phenomenal! * Nicola Sturgeon *
If you want to know how the law takes its course with people’s lives, you won’t get a more accurate picture than this. It’s truly fascinating to see it turned into a page-turning story. -- Wendy Joseph, author of Unlawful Killings
A diamond-class legal thriller . . . Five stars -- Janice Hallett, author of The Twyford Code
A clever, compelling, insightful and often witty courtroom thriller from a writer who truly understands the machinations of the criminal court and the human mind. The brilliantly-drawn characters and deft double-crossing kept me reading late into the night. Loved it. -- Anna Sharpe, author of Notes on a Drowning
The verdict is in and it’s unanimous – The Cut Throat Trial is an absolute cracker. A deviously plotted, whip-smart courtroom thriller that oozes tension. -- Neil Broadfoot, author of Falling Fast
Brilliant . . . pitch perfect dialogue, wit and insight, as well as drama, thrills and big reveals . . . Moving, emotional and gripping. -- Helen Fields, author of The Shadow Man
ISBN: 9781035046706
Dimensions: 199mm x 132mm x 27mm
Weight: 302g
432 pages