# The Witness by Alexandra Wilson (Paperback)

**THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY MURDER.**  
  
  
  
A young black man is arrested for murder. The case against him is strong - a mum and a teacher saw him standing over a body in a park, a knife still in hand.  
  
  
  
But his up-and-coming barrister Rosa knows how people prejudge, but most of all, she suspects something is amiss. This boy comes from her neighbourhood. From a good family. So she begins to dig...  
  
  
  
As Rosa discovers secret upon terrible secret, she moves closer to finding a testimony that could win the case - or bring the whole establishment down on her.  
  
  
  
**_The Witness_ is a frightening thriller about a young lawyer who will do anything to set her defendant free.**  
  
  
  
'This is exactly what it's like to be a criminal barrister at the sharp end of Legal Aid work, and an important corrective to the cliché that all barristers are posh, white and loaded. **An authentic, tense legal thriller from an author who knows what she's talking about'**  
  
HARRIET TYCE  
  
  
  
**'Her striking debut shows she is expert** at using the form to highlight aspects of everyday ethnic minority experience: the drip-drip of countless micro-aggressions, and Rosa's daunting disadvantages when facing white middle-class opponents in court'  
  
_SUNDAY TIMES_  
  
  
  
'A gripping insight into the intricacies of the British legal system and the assumptions that are made. _The Witness_ is **a compelling story, told by an original new voice, with a breathtaking conclusion'**  
  
ROBERT GOLD  
  
  
  
'A **powerful and authentic** legal thriller . . . **a tense, twisty read** that highlights just how frightening the legal and penal system can be when your future depends upon who the jury believes'  
  
JO CALLAGHAN  
  
  
  
'**Fresh, eye-opening, rage-inducing, humane**. A coruscating indictment of a legal system held together by Gaffer tape and bias'  
  
TAMAR COHEN  
  
  
  
'Alexandra Wilson's **tense and very twisty** crime thriller is a powerful page-turner about the importance of family, the burden of guilt, and the racism that pervades our legal systems. **A superb and timely debut!'**  
  
ASHLEY TATE  
  
  
  
'**A twisty courtroom thriller** that is destined to become a TV drama'  
  
_I PAPER_

## Details

- **Price:** 8.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Little, Brown Book Group Limited
- **Tags:** All, Thrillers

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