KNYGA Philippa Malicka In Her Defence

***A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK 2026***THE STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL FROM A NEW STAR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE'You're going to lose your mind over it' REESE WITHERSPOON'A gripping courtroom drama I absolutely inhaled' GRAZIA'A courtroom drama with the pulse of a thriller' PRIMA'Dark and suspenseful' WOMAN'S OWN'Enraging and moving at the same time' LITERARY REVIEW'Pace, the lush backdrop of Rome, and many wonderfully wealthy characters destroying their lives' THE TIMESEVERYONE IS WATCHING . . .Wealthy and famous, Anna Finbow stands in court, accusing therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary to gain access to her trust fund.Jean claims that the dark memories she's helped Mary uncover are real. That therapy has offered her a chance to finally heal from childhood trauma, and she would be better off away from her family's damaging influence.I'll tell you now . . . you shouldn't believe either of them.'Smart, elegant and endlessly unsettling' ABIGAIL DEAN'A brilliant mix of courtroom drama, psychological thriller and love story' JP DELANEY'A stunning debut' ERIN KELLY'I devoured it' DEBBIE HOWELLS'A star-making debut' JULIA HEABERLINREADERS ARE RAVING ABOUT IN HER DEFENCE'WHAT. A. BOOK. I just finished and I am totally shook' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Twisty, thrilling and unputdownable. If I could give it more than five stars I would' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book is so suspenseful it practically feels like horror' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Razor-sharp plotting and deeply believable characters' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I LOVE a courtroom drama, but this was so much more!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐