Killer Instinct

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Compelling . . . The slow-burning Lee Mitchell legal thriller sees Nicola Williams consolidate her status as one of the more interesting British practitioners of the courtroom procedural . . . Williams knows her background intimately, be it law firm or court of justice, and this authenticity shines through and raises the book to an extra level * Crime Time * Not only convincing but also fascinating . . . . The trial scenes are full of drama and the case plays out against a background of racial and class prejudice , which gives weight to this entertaining exploration of guilt and innocence * Literary Review * A cast of characters you will love, a story that keeps you turning the pages -- Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC, author of 'Rough Justice' and 'Unlawful Killings' Killer Instinct is a richly-textured legal thriller with a riveting cast of characters. Taut, twisty and brimming with authenticity, it pairs a gripping plot with a timely theme. Class, privilege, wealth and entitlement are all put on trial in this compulsive tale -- Kia Abdullah, author of 'Next of Kin' Unique and fascinating . . . I was hooked as the suspenseful drama, characters, plot twists and deep insights as they unfolded -- Bernardine Evaristo An intense legal thriller by an authentic modern voice -- Greg Mosse, author of 'Murder at Church Lodge' An elegant, well-structured legal thriller, rich with authentic detail and characters that walk off the page . . . this is the inside scoop of the dark fears beyond the prestige and passageways of power, where reputation is everything . . . A contemporary London court murder within a bubbling cauldron of class divides, dirty secrets and intrigue held taut by a latent, violent compulsion . . . An exemplary work in concealing to reveal and revealing to conceal -- Nina Bhadreshwar, author of 'The Day of the Roaring' Gripping and propulsive . . . Killer Instinct is Nicola Williams' best book yet . . . Nicola lays out the knotty threads of the story with the same restraint that her protagonist brings to the law (and that Nicola herself undoubtedly brings to her other profession) . . . Often I found myself reading way past my bed-time because I just had to know what happened next! -- Judith Bryan, author of 'Bernard and the Cloth Monkey' This gripping, unputdownable murder mystery prompts us to question the justice system and our own assumptions -- S. I. Martin, author of 'Incomparable World' Vividly sketched barristers with very different social backgrounds, and with secrets to hide, affect the outcome of a manslaughter trial with a shocking twist -- Rhys Taylor, barrister, arbitrator, mediator