Degree of Guilt (Baby of the Bailey, Band 1) - Softcover

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A man is battered to death in his home with a hammer, in a quiet leafy English suburb.

Soraya Wallace arrives home from the park with her daughter Huette and grandchildren, just as workman Calvin Coffey comes running from the house. In the kitchen, Soraya finds the body of her husband and blood-stained hammer lying nearby. But was the hammer wielded by Calvin or has he been framed? The evidence is circumstantial, but the police can find no trace that he even existed before six months ago. Thus begins Dan Cogan's twisty, suspense-filled, debut legal thriller.

Fast forward six months: Emily du Lac, a young, pretty law pupil at St Jude's Chambers, is pulled from her other duties to defend Calvin. Her supervisor, Nigel Farringdon KC, is the first black head of Chambers and was once the law pupil of her estranged father. But he has seen the spark of determination in Emily's feisty demeanour.

At first, it looks like an open-and-shut case. But Emily is not afraid of the challenge. She grew up around the Old Bailey and jumps at the chance to play the role of a strong female lead in what she sees as an exciting drama. But will her recklessness turn her from a tenacious heroine into the proverbial woman in jeopardy? The answer appears to be Yes, because, as the mystery deepens - with whispers of "nepotism" swirling around her - she is ready to put everything on the line to catch a hammer-wielding murderer - including her life.
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"If you like a good thriller, read it" - DAVID GREEN
"Loved this book...received it on the Monday and finished it by Wednesday!" - Y D MARSON
"a gem of a book - keeps you turning the pages even though you don’t want it to end" - THREE PEBBLES
"Every time I thought I’d figured it out, another twist came along and blew me away" - ADVA
" For those who like complex thrillers, this is very good book" - ARAMAT
"a totally captivating British courtroom drama that skilfully weaves murder, mystery, and colourful characters" - SHIMMY SHAMIR

Watch out for the thrilling next book in the series: Joint Enterprise

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