The Guilty One by Lisa Ballantyne

Daniel Hunter is a successful, young solicitor in London whose specialty is the defence of lost causes.

He’s the go to man when a cherubic looking eleven year old from a well to do family is charged with the murder of a young playmate.

Daniel does all he can to prevent Sebastian from being put away but his own troubled past is coming back to haunt him as he works on Sebastian’s case.

Is his identification with the troubled young boy colouring his judgment? Could an eleven year old really be capable of such cruelty?

A debut novel that’s made quite a splash overseas, it’s a pacey read that should keep you hooked to the end.

RRP $29.99

Hachette