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The Secret Barrister

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Wears a black cape and fights crime. Not Batman.

Sunday Times No.1 Bestselling author•The Secret Barrister•#FakeLaw•Nothing But The Truth•

Also writes thrillers as S.J. Fleet. The Cut Throat Trial coming 28 Aug 2025.

  1. TWO WEEKS AWAY from publication of #TheCutThroatTrial and hardbacks have landed! They exist! This is happening!

    As Counting Crows crooned in Shrek, I think I’m accidentally in love.

    If grimly authentic crime fiction is your bag, you can pre-order in paper, e-book and audio here bio.to/7zNmPU

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  2. Calling all barristers and solicitor-advocates. If you are able to help with my PhD research on the jury, please do get in contact with me. Thank you in advance!

    Call for barristers and solicitor-advocates act in Crown Court trials to be interviewed for PhD research about the jury. Please email nicola.monaghan@northampton.ac.uk.
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  3. Little brings me as much joy as seeing that somebody chose to ruin their holiday by bringing some light legal reading for the beach, and elected to then inflict the misery on their successors.

    Outstanding work.

    #FakeLaw

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  4. TWO WEEKS AWAY from publication of #TheCutThroatTrial and hardbacks have landed! They exist! This is happening!

    As Counting Crows crooned in Shrek, I think I’m accidentally in love.

    If grimly authentic crime fiction is your bag, you can pre-order in paper, e-book and audio here bio.to/7zNmPU

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  5. One of the most urgent crises in the criminal justice system is that allegations of rape and serious sexual offending take five years to reach trial.

    Any politician who claims to care about sexual violence and is silent on this issue has another agenda.

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