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The Cut Throat Trial

(2025)
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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 The Secret Barrister. And you have a front row seat.

‘An astute, empathetic, and satisfyingly twisty read’ - Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal

‘A diamond class legal thriller . . . I loved every moment’ - Janice Hallett, author of The Twyford Code

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 . . . 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


Genre: Mystery

Praise for this book

"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

"A sharp legal thriller that grips you from the first page and puts you right inside the courtroom. S.J. Fleet's legal expertise combines with a twisting plot and a compelling cast of characters to deliver a thrilling page turner." - Mason Cross

"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

"Weaves a really compelling plot-driven story with great characterisation. Pacy. Intriguing. Thrilling. Fleet is the new Mortimer." - Imran Mahmood

"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

"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


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