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The Defence

The new unputdownable murder mystery from the No. 1 bestselling author and barrister

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The Defence

By: Rob Rinder
Narrated by: Josh Dylan
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At MP-turned-wellness-guru Adrian Wells’s glitzy launch event for a bath salt that promises to reverse ageing, someone is about to turn up the heat. . .

As Adrian lowers himself into the architectural copper tub to showcase his miracle product in front of countless influencers, it soon becomes clear that something is amiss.

The bath salt has been poisoned. And now Adrian is dead. His long-suffering assistant Jules is the prime suspect.

Barrister Adam Green is tasked with Jules’s defence, and he quickly realises that there were many more people with a score to settle against Adrian.

Can Adam win the day, or is he in too deep?

PRAISE FOR ROB RINDER . . .

'Hugely enjoyable!' Steve Cavanagh
'Ridiculously entertaining' Tom Hindle
'I did not want it to end' Heidi Perks
'Strong storytelling with a murder mystery at its heart makes it one to treasure' Daily Mail
'A pacy and gripping read' The Sun

© Rob Rinder 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

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Great to continue this series of intelligently written stories. The characters continue to be developed well and the cases are interesting. I also appreciate the narration- again continuity of the same narrator . Well read .

Great listen

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Enjoyable. Not as good as the last ones in the series, but still enjoyable. Edit was not good. Could probably have shaved off an hour by elimination of the silences across the whole book

Predictable but easy listening

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This was a rollercoaster for poor Adam Green the protagonist of this story, thoroughly enjoyrd it

They just keep getting better

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Another good book from Rob Rinder. It was so easy to listen to and to follow, you could picture yourself there in the court watching this all take place, well done

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The books are really well written with lots of twists and turns and keeps you guessing to the end. The narrator brings even more to the story as he gives the characters great voices. There are amuzing points in the stories and Robert Rinder tackles issues in thestories. Can't wait for the next one.

Amazing story line, great characters and well narrated 6\5 stars

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