Description from Goodreads:
"Lee Mitchell is a young barrister from a working-class Caribbean background: in the cut-throat environment of the courtroom, everything is stacked against her.
On her doorstep in South London the 15-year-old son of the pastor at the local Black church is shot, and the local community is shattered. All evidence is pointing to infamously corrupt, racist police officer Sergeant Jack Lambert as the irredeemable suspect. His own boss - rebel-turned-copper Danny Wallace - is certain he is guilty.
Against her will, Lee is strong-armed into defending him. With cries of 'Black Lives Matter!' echoing in the streets, Lee is at the centre of the turmoil as lies, anger, and mistrust spiral out of control.
With the line between her personal and professional life becoming increasingly blurred, Lee keeps asking herself the same question: How can she defend the indefensible?"
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I really, really wanted to enjoy this but, alas, I didn't.
I usually enjoy a meaty, courtroom drama .. the build up, the backstory, the tension of a court case but Until Proven Innocent was quite a lot of waffle, with too many characters which caused me to become confused about who was who and, in the end, I just didn't care and I can't even remember what happened, why and who to.
Now, I am only one of loads of people who have read this and there are many 5* and positive reviews out there so if you like the sound of this, give it a go ... it might just be one for you but, unfortunately, not for me.
Thanks to Penguin General UK - Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Viking, Penguin Life, Penguin Business and NetGalley for enabling me to read and share my thoughts of Until Proven Innocent.
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