The Verdict

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Sphere, 2014 - Crime - 499 pages
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Terry Flynt is a struggling legal clerk, desperately trying to get promoted. And then he is given the biggest opportunity of his career: to help defend a millionaire accused of murdering a woman in his hotel suite.

The only problem is that the accused man, Vernon James, turns out to be Terry's sworn enemy - a man who betrayed him and turned all his friends against him at university. This case could potentially make Terry's career, but how can he defend a man that he loathes?

With the trial date looming, Terry delves deeper into Vernon's life and is forced to confront secrets from their shared past that could have devastating consequences for them both. For years he has wanted to witness his former friend's downfall, but with so much at stake, how can Terry be sure that Vernon is guilty? And what choices must he make to ensure that justice is done?

Packed with twists, turns and an unforgettable trial scene, The Verdict is the most page-turning British legal thriller in many years.

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User Review  - infjsarah - LibraryThing

Average. Unusual for being a British courtroom drama but it was too long. I got really bored in the middle and nearly gave up. I did finish it but was underwhelmed. Read full review

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User Review  - pgchuis - LibraryThing

Terry Flynt is a law clerk at a firm employed to defend Vernon James against a murder charge, after a woman is found strangled in Vernon's hotel suite. Terry and Vernon were at school and (briefly) at ... Read full review

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About the author (2014)

Nick Stone was born in Cambridge in 1966, the son of a Scottish father and a Haitian mother. His first novel, Mr Clarinet, won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel and the Macavity Award for Best First Novel, and was nominated for The Barry Award for Best British Novel.

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