Review: The Trial by Robert Rinder

 

Synopsis:

ONE MURDER. ONE IMPOSSIBLE CASE. WHO IS GUILTY?

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. . .

Review:

I came across Robert Rinder’s first novel as part of the online carers book club that I was hoping to be part of; unfortunately due to my health issues, I never got round to joining but did get emailed the books that had been chosen and The Trial was one of those books. I know who Robert Rinder is but wasn’t aware that he had ventured into the world of fiction writing. I am so glad I got the chance to read The Trial, as I did really enjoy immersing myself in the pages of this legal thriller and discovering a new author.

The Trial kept me interested from the first page to the last page; those are my kind of reads. Robert Rinder’s background as a barrister shines through and creates a very realistic and believable setting in both the court scenes at The Old Bailey and within Stag Court Chambers. The main character, Adam Green, is a trainee barrister, and The Trial follows him as he works through his pupillage and his first case, the poisoning of Grant Cliveden, a hero policeman, in the Old Bailey, with the evidence pointing to Jimmy Knight, a convicted criminal. However, as Adam delves into the case, it becomes very clear that Jimmy Knight is not the only person with an axe to grind where Grant Cliveden is concerned.

To make Adam’s first case more challenging is his pupil master Jonathan Taylor Cameron, who seems to be more interested in women and how he looks on camera. He also seems to have washed his hands of the case and lacking in giving Adam encouragement as he tries to get to the bottom of what really happened to Grant Cliveden, and who actually is the person or persons responsible for his murder.

I read The Trial by Robert Rinder via Kindle but this is also available as an Audible, Paperback & Hardback Book.

If you are looking to discover a new author, I would highly recommend The Trial by Robert Rinder.

Star Rating: 5 out of 5

Rating: 5 out of 5.

What comes next in The Adam Green series?

The Suspect

The Protest