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The Trial

The No. 1 bestselling whodunit by Britain’s best-known criminal barrister

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The Trial

By: Rob Rinder
Narrated by: Josh Dylan
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MURDER AND DECEPTION IN THE OLD BAILEY.

Meet Adam Green. Misfit. Purveyor of justice. Barrister-in-training.

When hero policeman Grant Cliveden dies from a poisoning in the Old Bailey, it threatens to shake the country to its core.

The evidence points to one man. Jimmy Knight has been convicted of multiple offences before and defending him will be no easy task. Not least because this is trainee barrister Adam Green's first case.

But it will quickly become clear that Jimmy Knight is not the only person in Cliveden's past with an axe to grind.

The only thing that's certain is that this is a trial which will push Adam - and the justice system itself - to the limit . . .
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Praise for THE TRIAL:

'This is a book that takes you to the dark heart of the criminal justice system. They are all here - the good, the bad, the innocent and the guilty. I have not enjoyed a legal thriller this much since Grisham's The Firm' Tony Parsons

'The Trial is in the best tradition of John Mortimer's Rumpole series. A hugely enjoyable British courtroom drama' Steve Cavanagh

'Brilliant courtroom drama, humorous as you would expect from Rob, and one that I had to read slowly because I did not want it to end' Heidi Perks

© Rob Rinder 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

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It's a proper whodunit that encourages one to keep guessing and is full of both wit and wisdom. Not to mention its insight into the world of the English and Welsh legal... er... system.

It's excellent

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I was so looking forward to listening to this book, thank goodness the storyteller was great! Would have only been usurped by Rob Rinder himself. I love the reference to Suzanne Reed at the start of the book, i hope it made her smile too!
A good book with a good plot, it’s not Tolstoy but I like it a lot.

Finally it arrived!

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This book had me gripped from the very beginning

It takes you on a totally compelling journey that will have you enthralled. I engaged with the story and the characters quickly and was routing for them, There were even a couple of occassions where I literally shouted "yes !" whilst listening in the car

You'll love it, I am convinced of that

What a fantastic read/listen

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Loved this book, best book I’ve listened to in a very long time. Kept me interested and gripped.
Narration was very good


brilliant

Excellent

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I Really enjoyed this book and i can't wait for the next one. I'm sure it will just as good

Brilliant story

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