The Witness : The most authentic, twisty legal thriller, from the barrister author of In Black and White

Author: Wilson, Alexandra

Political / legal thriller

Published on 5 June 2025 by Little, Brown Book Group (Sphere) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 384 pages
127 x 198 x 27 | 264g

THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY MURDER.

A young black man is arrested for murder. The case against him is strong - a mum and a teacher saw him standing over a body in a park, a knife still in hand.

But his up-and-coming barrister Rosa knows how people prejudge, but most of all, she suspects something is amiss. This boy comes from her neighbourhood. From a good family. So she begins to dig...

As Rosa discovers secret upon terrible secret, she moves closer to finding a testimony that could win the case - or bring the whole establishment down on her.

The Witness is a frightening thriller about a young lawyer who will do anything to set her defendant free.