In Her Defence

***A REESES BOOK CLUB PICK 2026***
THE STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL FROM A NEW STAR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE

So, so, so good! You dont know whats real and you dont know who to trust. I couldnt put it down . . . youre going to lose your mind over itREESE WITHERSPOON

A gripping courtroom drama I absolutely inhaledGRAZIA

A courtroom drama with the pulse of a thriller . . . kept me gripped from page onePRIMA

Dark and suspenseful, In Her Defence will keep you on your toes, questioning who to trustWOMANS OWN

Exploring many forms of love and abuse, In Her Defence is enraging and moving at the same timeLITERARY REVIEW

In Her Defence has pace, the lush backdrop of Rome, and many wonderfully wealthy characters destroying their livesTHE TIMES

Everyone is watching . . .

Wealthy and famous, Anna Finbow stands in court, accusing therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary to gain access to her trust fund.

Jean claims that the dark memories shes 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 familys damaging influence.

Ill tell you now . . . you shouldnt believe either of them.

Smart, elegant and endlessly unsettling ABIGAIL DEAN
A brilliant mix of courtroom drama, psychological thriller and love story JP DELANEY
A stunning debut ERIN KELLY
I was completely hooked from the first page to the very last! MEGAN MIRANDA
Beautifully written and brilliantly addictiveVALERIE KEOGH
Haunting and twisty LIV CONSTANTINE
I devoured itDEBBIE HOWELLS
A star-making debut JULIA HEABERLIN

READERS ARE RAVING ABOUT IN HER DEFENCE

WHAT. A. BOOK. I just finished and I am totally shook ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Twisty, thrilling and unputdownable. If I could give it more than five stars I would ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This book is so suspenseful it practically feels like horror ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Razor-sharp plotting and deeply believable characters ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I LOVE a courtroom drama, but this was so much more! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐