The Trial: The No. 1 bestselling whodunit by Britain’s best-known criminal barrister

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Good, good,’ said Jonathan. ‘Did you add the bit about how I miss her milky thighs, or did we decide that was a bit much?’ This is a new take on the legal thriller, through the eyes of a trainee barrister and Adam is an interesting character. Young, enthusiastic, determined and dedicated to the truth and justice, we follow Adam's journey through the courtcase and what Adam has to endure as someone who doesn't quite fit it.

Finally decided to put in an appearance, have you? I thought you might need a little alone time after losing a simple bail application…again…’ She pouted, sarcastically. Rinder still practises law to the extent that he lectures, offers advice to some organisations and mentors young barristers. But he seems more keen to use his profile to highlight issues he cares about. “The reason I make documentaries is because I’m convinced, especially with social media, that political points of view have moved from the logical to the emotional hemisphere of the brain. That’s exacerbated by echo chambers.” People with an opposing view, he says, “interfere with your sense of identity and safety. So how can you have a conversation with goodwill?” He wants more listening, “to say: ‘I hear you’, and mean it. To say: ‘Let me tell you a story.’” I’d love to read about Adam again, his character is excellent and I’d also enjoy seeing if his lovely mum gets any closer in her quest to get him wed! The evidence points to one man. Jimmy Knight has been convicted of multiple offences before and defending him will be no easy task. Not least because this is trainee barrister Adam Green's first case.

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The book takes you through the life of a baby barrister, and all the hard work, long nights and sometimes personal feelings, that goes into fighting for tenancy during pupillage. As well as balancing home life with networking events, trials after trials and everything in between, the grittiness and honesty are clearly shown through the eyes of an author who has been through it all before himself. So, my client has been done for a burglary at a betting shop, but he insists he didn’t do it. His case is that it’s mistaken identity – the culprit’s on CCTV in a vintage red Man United top, and he tells me last week, that’s not him. So today I’m all set to make the bail application, feeling good about it all, got my little spiel prepared – and then they bring him in. And you’ll never guess what he’s wearing.’

Proud of his roots in the Jamaican community of working-class Birmingham, Bobby had come to the Bar when racism was casually deployed and widely accepted within the profession. Against the odds, he was now one of its leading lights, and it had been Bobby’s incredibly inspiring speech delivered at Adam’s school as part of an outreach scheme that had brought him here, to Stag Court. Adam had known, ever since what had happened to his dad all those years ago – but now wasn’t the time to think about all that – that he’d wanted to do something that would make the world a fairer place. But it wasn’t until Bobby and his talk on the urgency of creating a justice system that reflected the dignity of those who used it that a career in the law had seemed a realistic possibility. Hundreds of hours of study later, a ham-fisted attempt to make himself a whole new person, and a determined vow to keep the past in a box where it belonged, here he was, a pupil in Bobby’s chambers. Surely now was the time to try some ‘networking’ that might actually matter? Pupil barrister Adam Green is on Jimmy’s defense team headed by his pupil master Jonathan Taylor-Cameron, who would rather Jimmy plead guilty so that he could devote his attention to more high-paying clients. Though his pupil master is leaning toward establishing reasonable doubt, Adam is convinced of Jimmy’s innocence and tries to gather evidence that would prove the same often attracting the ire of his pupil master who is happy to let Adam shoulder most of his caseload while he pursues other interests. This is a book that takes you to the dark heart of the criminal justice system. They are all here - the good, the bad, the innocent and the guilty. I have not enjoyed a legal thriller this much since Grisham's The Firm' Tony Parsons A few months ago, Rinder was touted as a potential Conservative London mayor. Is he going to stand? “I think it’s highly unlikely, don’t you?” he laughs. Is he a Conservative? “I’m not a member of a political party,” he says, not answering the question. He likes to remain impartial, not least because he is an occasional presenter on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, but also, I suspect, because he is so conditioned to sifting the evidence before making a decision that he can’t be a political tribalist. I'm not a huge fan of "celebrity" books, but I do like Rob Rinder on TV and am partial to a legal thriller, especially written by someone who was a Criminal Barrister in his previous occupation.Rupert Harrington – sandy hair, rugby player’s shoulders, charming dimples – nudged Adam in the ribs. The Trial is Rob's debut novel and features Adam Green, a trainee barrister working under his pupil master. When he is assigned his first murder case, it is literally the most high profile case around. Tasked with defending the alledged murderer of Grant Cliveden, policeman/spokesman and all round supercop, who is the nations hero after saving the life of the Queen. Adam is determined to prove his clients innocence despite all the evidence against him and his pupil masters obvious feelings about the case. I’m only teasing, mate,’ Rupert said, handing Adam another beer. ‘Here you go, you look like you need this. Let’s go in the other room – not sure I want to be here for Martin’s encore…’ The only thing that's certain is that this is a trial which will push Adam - and the justice system itself - to the limit . . .

As well as this we had the faux "comedy" of the stereotypical Jewish mother, feeding, cleaning and trying to find her son a nice Jewish girl.A ridiculously entertaining whodunit. The Trial is sharp, witty and has a huge amount of heart. You're all going to love it when it hits shelves in June." - Tom Hindle Brilliant courtroom drama, humorous as you would expect from Rob, and one that I had to read slowly because I didn't want it to end' Heidi Perks What can I say? I really loved this book and whizzed through it in a couple of days. Books by celebrities can be pretty hit and miss so although I like Rob Rinder’s Tv persona and humour I wasn’t sure if this would translate into his first novel. Well it definitely did!