Alison Wood is a high-profile criminal defense barrister who receives her first murder brief while her personal life collapses. She defends Madeleine, a woman who admits to killing her husband but refuses to explain why. As Alison investigates the domestic violence central to the case, she navigates her own destructive patterns, including a toxic extramarital affair with a colleague and a growing reliance on alcohol. The narrative follows her attempt to secure an acquittal for her client while someone begins sending her anonymous threats that expose her secret infidelities and parenting failures.
Readers of psychological domestic noir will appreciate this study of self-sabotage and legal maneuvering. It suits those interested in how power dynamics shift within abusive relationships and the legal hurdles victims face in court. The reader gains a cynical perspective on the legal profession and an understanding of the psychological mechanisms behind gaslighting. It offers a bleak look at the consequences of addiction and the difficulty of maintaining a professional facade when private obsessions take over.
Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
