In Her Defence

<p><b>***A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK 2026***<br>THE STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL FROM A NEW STAR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE</b></p><p>'So, so, so good! You don't know what's real and you don't know who to trust. I couldn't put it down . . . you're going to lose your mind over it' <b>REESE WITHERSPOON</p><p></b>'A gripping courtroom drama I absolutely inhaled'<b> <i>GRAZIA<br></i></b><br>'A courtroom drama with the pulse of a thriller . . . kept me gripped from page one' <b><i>PRIMA<br></i></b><br>'Dark and suspenseful, <i>In Her Defence</i> will keep you on your toes, questioning who to trust' <b><i>WOMAN'S OWN</i></b></p><p>'Exploring many forms of love and abuse, <i>In Her Defence </i>is enraging and moving at the same time' <b><i>LITERARY REVIEW<br></i></b><br><i>'In Her Defence </i>has pace, the lush backdrop of Rome, and many wonderfully wealthy characters destroying their lives' <b><i>THE TIMES<br></i></b><br><b>Everyone is watching . . .</b></p><p>Wealthy and famous, Anna Finbow stands in court, accusing therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary to gain access to her trust fund.</p><p>Jean claims that the dark memories she's helped Mary uncover are real. That therapy has offered her a chance to finally heal from childhood trauma, and she would be better off away from her family's damaging influence.</p><p><i>I'll tell you now . . . you shouldn't believe either of them.<br></i><br>'Smart, elegant and endlessly unsettling'<b> ABIGAIL DEAN</b><br>'A brilliant mix of courtroom drama, psychological thriller and love story'<b> JP DELANEY</b><br>'A stunning debut'<b> ERIN KELLY<br></b>'I was completely hooked from the first page to the very last!'<b> MEGAN MIRANDA<br></b>'Beautifully written and brilliantly addictive' <b>VALERIE KEOGH</b><br>'Haunting and twisty'<b> LIV CONSTANTINE<br></b>'I devoured it' <b>DEBBIE HOWELLS</b><br>'A star-making debut'<b> JULIA HEABERLIN</b></p><p><b>READERS ARE RAVING ABOUT </b><b><i>IN HER DEFENCE</i><br></b><br>'WHAT. A. BOOK. I just finished and I am totally shook'<br>'Twisty, thrilling and unputdownable. If I could give it more than five stars I would' <br>'This book is so suspenseful it practically feels like horror'<br>'Razor-sharp plotting and deeply believable characters'<br>'I LOVE a courtroom drama, but this was so much more!'</p>