The Night Lawyer by Alex Churchill was in June 2020 by RedDoor Press. My thanks to the publisher for the review copy and Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for inviting me on to the blog tour.
‘A suspense
novel about guilt and betrayal. For fans of Erin Kelly and The Split’
Andrew
Crofts
Sophie
Angel is the night lawyer. Once a week, she’s the one who decides what the
papers can and can’t say.
During the day, she’s a barrister.
She struggles for justice in a system that’s close to collapse, where she
confronts the most dangerous aspects of humanity.
Her
life changes when a wealthy Russian offers her the biggest case of her career,
a rape trial with a seemingly innocent client.
But is
someone manipulating Sophie from the shadows? With her
marriage under strain and haunted by nightmares from the past, Sophie must find
the answer to these questions before it’s too late.
This is a story about betrayal, trust,
guilt and innocence, played out from the courtrooms of London to the darkest
corners of Soviet era Moscow.
‘A gripping read and a warning to
everybody who cares about preserving a justice system that retains integrity
and confidence'
Annette Henry QC
My Thoughts:
The Night Lawyer is a legal thriller, court room drama and suspense novel all thrown into one. I am quite a big fan of legal thrillers in recent times. I have particularly enjoyed books by Simon Michael and Olly Jarvis. I was therefore really pleased to be invited to read The Night Lawyer for the blog tour.
Sophie Angel is a defence barrister and a night lawyer. In the evenings she works at a Newspaper, checking articles before they are published to check they are on the right side of the law and avoid any libel cases for example. By day Sophie is a defence barrister and a good one at that, she is just in the process of building up her career and works in the same chambers as her husband Theo.
Theo is semingly, respected, charismatic and charming and somewhat seems to overshadow Sophie. The Theo that Sophie knows often paints a different picture. Sophie has recently been haunted by nightmares and is wondering why she and her family moved so quickly from Russia when she was a child. It seems highly conincidental when Sophie has a run in with the new Russian owner of the newspaper and a certain familiarity grows.
Sophie Angel is a great character. I loved the way the author pushed her to her limits and put her under pressure both professionally and personally. The exploration of the pressure that the legal system is under is also well done. My first impressions of Sophie is that she was a little bit meek and perhaps out of control and out of her depth but by the end of the book I was proved wrong.
There were lots of strands to the story and there was plenty of pace. I feel that this was a well thought out plot with a satisfying conclusion and everything coming together in the end, also a good point to be made that justice is sometimes bittersweet.
Really enjoyed this one.
Sophie Angel is a defence barrister and a night lawyer. In the evenings she works at a Newspaper, checking articles before they are published to check they are on the right side of the law and avoid any libel cases for example. By day Sophie is a defence barrister and a good one at that, she is just in the process of building up her career and works in the same chambers as her husband Theo.
Theo is semingly, respected, charismatic and charming and somewhat seems to overshadow Sophie. The Theo that Sophie knows often paints a different picture. Sophie has recently been haunted by nightmares and is wondering why she and her family moved so quickly from Russia when she was a child. It seems highly conincidental when Sophie has a run in with the new Russian owner of the newspaper and a certain familiarity grows.
Sophie Angel is a great character. I loved the way the author pushed her to her limits and put her under pressure both professionally and personally. The exploration of the pressure that the legal system is under is also well done. My first impressions of Sophie is that she was a little bit meek and perhaps out of control and out of her depth but by the end of the book I was proved wrong.
There were lots of strands to the story and there was plenty of pace. I feel that this was a well thought out plot with a satisfying conclusion and everything coming together in the end, also a good point to be made that justice is sometimes bittersweet.
Really enjoyed this one.
About the Author:
Alex Churchill was a barrister, specialising in serious crime for over
three decades, and a writer.
Find the author on Twitter: @_AlexChurchill
Please do also have a look at the other stops on the blog tour
Thanks for the blog tour support Leah xx
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