Alex Churchill

Legal thrillers are not my normal genre even though I love crime fiction, but after reading The Night Lawyer it has changed my mind and I will definitely be reading more of them. I also hope that this is not the last we hear of Sophie Angel. She is one of the great female protagonists that stick with you well after you have finished reading the book.

Going between flashbacks to her childhood in Russia to the courts of London this is a story with hidden depth and multiple storylines that all interweave to make a compulsive, addictive read.

The main storyline is Sophies new case, defending a young man of a rape allegation and that alone makes for a gripping storyline, but as well as that it follows her personal life. The marital problems, the issues from her past, how her Russian heritage is now beginning to effect her life now and the mystery of her uncles death all those years ago in Russia. And now, an escaped convict has Sophie set in his sights putting her in perilous danger.

If like me you don’t normally read legal thrillers don’t let that stop you from picking up this book as there is so much more than just a courtroom drama. It has multiple storylines that all have you hooked from the very first to the very last page.

Hopefully this is just the start of something great for Alex Churchill and her powerful protagonist Sophie Angel.

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I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

There was a lot going on here; Sophie's being a night lawyer was probably the least interesting part of the story, although I had never before given a thought to the need for such a person. She was also battling with the clerks at her chambers, wondering what her husband was up to, remembering bits of the first few years of her life in Russia, defending one man accused of being a rapist and refusing to represent another etc etc.

Apart from long paragraphs of 'dialogue' which read more like the author's own views on the shortcomings of the legal aid system and funding for the police and CPS in general, this moved quickly, and both the Russia elements and the defence of Henry were gripping.… (más)