review 13

The grandson of JRR Tolkien brings us his debut novel, an impressive thriller about a high profile murder trial. Greta Graham, the glamorous wife of a top politician, is accused of conspiring to murder his first wife. The prosecution depends heavily on the evidence of one witness - Greta's 16-year-old stepson, Thomas, who witnessed the murder. But is he telling the truth - or just out to frame her? Tolkien, a criminal barrister, uses his knowledge to hold the reader in this gripping courtroom drama.