Book Synopsis:
Sophie Angel is the night lawyer.
Once a week, she’s the one who decides what the papers can and can’t say. During the day, she’s a barrister. She struggles for justice in a system that’s close to collapse, where she confronts the most dangerous aspects of humanity. Her life changes when a wealthy Russian offers her the biggest case of her career, a rape trial with a seemingly innocent client.
But is someone manipulating Sophie from the shadows? And is it someone from her childhood in Soviet Russia or is the danger much closer to home?
With her marriage under strain and haunted by nightmares from the past, Sophie must find the answer to these questions before it’s too late. This is a story about betrayal, trust, guilt and innocence, played out from the courtrooms of London to the darkest corners of Soviet era Moscow.
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My Review:
The Night Lawyer is a fast paced legal thriller which was hard to put down. The story line is frighteningly realistic and I often felt that I was watching a real case with real people unfold. This made me feel more invested in the case and I therefore cared more about what was going on.
This book gave an interesting insight into the British legal system which I found really fascinating. The reader is taken both behind the scenes into the working chambers and into the court room to experience the trial which gives the reader an holistic view of everything that’s going on.
Sophie is an interesting main character who the reader gets to know in both a professional and personal way throughout the book. Despite being a confident lawyer in court she has to deal with an arrogant husband at home and has a fear of being stalked which shows her vulnerable side and made me warm to her more.
The book moves along at a great pace and I liked seeing how the different threads came together, especially when it wasn’t immediately obvious how they would. I found it interesting that the storyline mentioned how toxic social media can be and how people can be found guilty before a trial even happens nowadays which is sadly very true.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Red Door Press for my copy of this book via Netgalley.
About The Author:
Alex Churchill was a barrister, specialising in serious crime for over three decades, and a writer.
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Thanks for the blog tour support x
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