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The Trial

By: Rob Rinder
Narrated by: Josh Dylan
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MURDER AND DECEPTION IN THE OLD BAILEY.

Meet Adam Green. Misfit. Purveyor of justice. Barrister-in-training.

When hero policeman Grant Cliveden dies from a poisoning in the Old Bailey, it threatens to shake the country to its core.

The evidence points to one man. Jimmy Knight has been convicted of multiple offences before and defending him will be no easy task. Not least because this is trainee barrister Adam Green's first case.

But it will quickly become clear that Jimmy Knight is not the only person in Cliveden's past with an axe to grind.

The only thing that's certain is that this is a trial which will push Adam - and the justice system itself - to the limit . . .

©2022 Robert Rinder (P)2022 Penguin Audio Crime Fiction Mystery Thriller & Suspense Crime Thriller Law Fiction

Critic Reviews

'This is a book that takes you to the dark heart of the criminal justice system. They are all here - the good, the bad, the innocent and the guilty. I have not enjoyed a legal thriller this much since Grisham's The Firm' Tony Parsons

'The Trial is in the best tradition of John Mortimer's Rumpole series. A hugely enjoyable British courtroom drama' Steve Cavanagh

'Brilliant courtroom drama, humorous as you would expect from Rob, and one that I had to read slowly because I did not want it to end' Heidi Perks
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Thank you Rob Rinder. Congratulations.
Such a well written and enjoyable listen.
Look forward to your next book Rob and thank you to James O'Brien on Full Disclosure LBC for the interview with Rob.
That is how I came to find this audiobook.
A true gem of a yarn in both instances.

A Cracker of a yarn......

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Loved the story and characters, but I wouldn’t audiobook it again. By no means am I saying I could do it better, I just didn’t like all the accents and female representation.

Great story

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Intricate well plotted storyline with fascinating insight into the social and political dimensions of legal training and processes.
Josh Dylan's narration is stellar - will be looking out for more works narrated by him!

Riveting story, wonderful narration!

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A really good story and very well read. Finished almost in one listen! Wish it wasn’t over.

Loved it!

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The majority of the performance is great, with just one character being annoying.
I enjoyed the story and it did give me some things about our legal system to think about. The end of the story felt a bit rushed, and was very unexpected.

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