THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY MURDER. A young black man is arrested for murder. The case
against him is strong - a mum and a teacher saw him standing over a body in a park a knife
still in hand. But his up-and-coming barrister Rosa knows how people prejudge but most of
all she suspects something is amiss. This boy comes from her neighbourhood. From a good
family. So she begins to dig... As Rosa discovers secret upon terrible secret she moves
closer to finding a testimony that could win the case - or bring the whole establishment down
on her. The Witness is a frightening thriller about a young lawyer who will do anything to
set her defendant free. ' This is exactly what it' s like to be a criminal barrister
at the sharp end of Legal Aid work and an important corrective to the cliché that all
barristers are posh white and loaded. An authentic tense legal thriller from an author who
knows what she' s talking about' HARRIET TYCE ' Her striking debut shows she is
expert at using the form to highlight aspects of everyday ethnic minority experience: the
drip-drip of countless micro-aggressions and Rosa' s daunting disadvantages when facing
white middle-class opponents in court' SUNDAY TIMES ' A gripping insight into the
intricacies of the British legal system and the assumptions that are made. The Witness is a
compelling story told by an original new voice with a breathtaking conclusion' ROBERT
GOLD ' A powerful and authentic legal thriller . . . a tense twisty read that
highlights just how frightening the legal and penal system can be when your future depends upon
who the jury believes' JO CALLAGHAN ' Fresh eye-opening rage-inducing humane . A
coruscating indictment of a legal system held together by Gaffer tape and bias' TAMAR
COHEN ' Alexandra Wilson' s tense and very twisty crime thriller is a powerful
page-turner about the importance of family the burden of guilt and the racism that pervades
our legal systems. A superb and timely debut!' ASHLEY TATE ' A twisty courtroom
thriller that is destined to become a TV drama' I PAPER
