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The Trials of Lila Dalton

By: L.J. Shepherd
Narrated by: Hannah Vanderheide
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Lila Dalton has no memory of how she got to this courtroom. The man in the docks is accused of mass murder, and she’s his barrister – but she can’t remember anything about the case. She can’t remember anything at all.

Lila is stranded on an island hundreds of miles from the UK, where the most serious crimes go to trial. The next plane out doesn’t leave for days.

And she’s being watched. Someone keeps breaking into her hotel room to leave cryptic notes, threatening her with deadly consequences if she doesn’t get her client off...

Can Lila Dalton win her case and solve the mystery of her own identity?

©2024 L.J. Shepherd (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing Psychological Thriller & Suspense Crime Thriller Fiction Law Exciting Suspense Mystery Murder

Critic reviews

'Unputdownable.' (Sophie Hannah, author of The Carrier)
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Was really looking forward to this but my final thought on finishing was “What the he*l??!!”. A great premise that goes all over the shop with random nonsensical theories, mind control on a remote island, murders and something about 7s and 8s. I listened to the end to see if all would become clear, it didn’t do honestly do not waste your time. Life is too short.

Bizarre nonsense

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Because of the ending feel I wasted my time, I expected more, not much of a twist...meh!

Not good ending

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This book did grab my attention and I wanted to find out more but it got confusing for me towards the end. I lost track a bit.

I was always waiting to find out more l.

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Starts strong with a great premise but the story loses itself in confused subplots and the authors political messaging. Too much meandering and repetition to end on a huge monologue that provide a good twist executed poorly.

A confused narrative

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A riveting concept: a barrister wakes up in court with no memory of who she is or what case she is arguing, but there is a defendant to defend and a mysterious threat outside the courtroom. The book had a captivating start, where you follow the protagonist as she slowly pieces together information about herself. The author did a good job at capturing the confusion, fear and frustration one would feel in that situation. And the wins and losses of the legal proceedings were an absolute treat. I was fully engrossed in the story up until the last third where I feel the story looses clear direction, with too many different themes thrown in. I did not predict the two big plot twists at the end, but they didn’t feel fully satisfying because of all the ‘noise’ in the storyline.

Good concept, but then the plot went in too many different directions

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