The Innocent One

Could the child once accused of murder really be innocent?
So good . . . Ballantyne makes it look easyNEW YORK TIMES

Beautifully toldDAILY MAIL

Thought-provoking and unsettlingALEX GRAY

A breathless thrillerWOMANS OWN

Had me turning the pages late into the nightC. J. COOPER
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Innocent
Ten years ago, Sebastian Croll was found not guilty of murdering his playmate.

Criminal solicitor Daniel Hunter defended the eleven-year-old in a trial that gripped the nation, but the past is unearthed when Daniel gets a call from his old client.

Or guilty?
Sebastians university professor has been brutally murdered and everyone who knew her is in the frame.

As Daniel steps in to represent Sebastian for the second time, rumour of his clients identity spreads like wildfire.

The media swarm. Threats begin to arrive. And the question on everyones lips:

Could the child once accused of murder really be innocent?
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What everyone is saying about Lisa Ballantynes thrillers:

GrippingCLARE MACKINTOSH

Sophisticated, suspensefulLEE CHILD

TenseSUNDAY TIMES

Unsettling and compulsiveROSAMUND LUPTON

MovingGUARDIAN

Emotionally intenseRICHARD AND JUDY BOOKCLUB

Grips like a viceDAILY MAIL

Thought-provokingGILLY MACMILLAN

TenseRACHEL ABBOTT

A page-turnerDAILY EXPRESS

I couldnt get this book out of my headJENNY COLGAN