SHE'S ON A REMOTE ISLAND. DEFENDING A MURDERER. BUT SHE REMEMBERS NOTHING.
'Unputdownable' Sophia Hannah
'Mind-blowing, audaciously inventive' Chris Whitaker
'Totally recommend. Stuart Turton meets Agatha Christie' Sarah Moorhead
'A heady, ambitious mix of courtroom drama and dystopian mystery' Daily Mail
Lila Dalton finds herself in the middle of a courtroom as the barrister for a man accused of a terrible crime. She has no memories of her life before this moment.
Outside, on the strange island where she is staying, things are even more unnerving: hostile locals, tapped calls, threats slipped under her hotel door. Hints from mysterious sources suggest that someone from her forgotten past is in danger - but are the threats genuine? As the trial progresses, Lila must decide who and what she can trust, and whether that includes herself...
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'Feverishly compulsive' Sabine Durrant
'Inventive and exciting' Guardian
'Remarkable' The Times
'Terror lurks at every corner' FT
'Brilliantly written' Natasha Pulley
'Achingly atmospheric' Kia Abdullah
'Captivating' Adam Hamdy
"Remarkable . . . there are echoes of Kafka, Orwell and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" - The Times, Best Thrillers for February
"Shepherd cranks up the menace, layering the story with one obstacle after another, revealing snippets of back-story, as evermore sinister forces circle. The narrative quickly assumes a nightmarish quality, redolent of a dream where there is no way out and new terrors lurk at every corner. Writing with verve, Shepherd delivers a creative tour de force" - Financial Times
"There's a fever-dream quality from the very start of this debut novel . . . an inventive and exciting read" - Guardian, The Best Recent Crime and Thrillers
"The well-constructed account of Lila's nightmare comes across as a howl of frustration at the state of the British legal system" - Literary Review
"A powerful work that truly grips with its multiple levels of mystery and uncertainty" - The Critic
"Now and again a new writer with a real feel for language and a genuine grasp of what makes a good psychological plot comes along. Enter L.J. Shepherd . . . It is a heady, ambitious mix of courtroom drama and dystopian mystery. But, thanks to Shepherd's formidable prose skills, she pulls off a winner" - Daily Mail
"The barrister/author takes a spooky leaf out of Dennis Lehane's playbook with this ethereal thriller" - Peterborough Telegraph
"A remarkable debut, a 'high concept thriller' which is also the sort of hyperoxygenating page-turner that makes you wish you had one of those rubber thimbles that bank-tellers' wear so that you can turn those pages even quicker. It's a book to fair leave you breathless" - National Cymru
"Along with the fast-moving plot, the novel has a witty, knowing narrative voice and Lila is an engaging central character who is very far from being a female victim. She is feisty, honest and very likeable, keeping the novel moving with a humour and directness that sustain interest and plausibility" - Shiny New Books
"The author's day job as a barrister gives an edge to this spooky debut" - The Sun
"Effortlessly keeps the reader in a constant state of dazzling wonderment" - CrimeTime
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'Unputdownable' Sophia Hannah
'Mind-blowing, audaciously inventive' Chris Whitaker
'Totally recommend. Stuart Turton meets Agatha Christie' Sarah Moorhead
'A heady, ambitious mix of courtroom drama and dystopian mystery' Daily Mail
Lila Dalton finds herself in the middle of a courtroom as the barrister for a man accused of a terrible crime. She has no memories of her life before this moment.
Outside, on the strange island where she is staying, things are even more unnerving: hostile locals, tapped calls, threats slipped under her hotel door. Hints from mysterious sources suggest that someone from her forgotten past is in danger - but are the threats genuine? As the trial progresses, Lila must decide who and what she can trust, and whether that includes herself...
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'Feverishly compulsive' Sabine Durrant
'Inventive and exciting' Guardian
'Remarkable' The Times
'Terror lurks at every corner' FT
'Brilliantly written' Natasha Pulley
'Achingly atmospheric' Kia Abdullah
'Captivating' Adam Hamdy
"Remarkable . . . there are echoes of Kafka, Orwell and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" - The Times, Best Thrillers for February
"Shepherd cranks up the menace, layering the story with one obstacle after another, revealing snippets of back-story, as evermore sinister forces circle. The narrative quickly assumes a nightmarish quality, redolent of a dream where there is no way out and new terrors lurk at every corner. Writing with verve, Shepherd delivers a creative tour de force" - Financial Times
"There's a fever-dream quality from the very start of this debut novel . . . an inventive and exciting read" - Guardian, The Best Recent Crime and Thrillers
"The well-constructed account of Lila's nightmare comes across as a howl of frustration at the state of the British legal system" - Literary Review
"A powerful work that truly grips with its multiple levels of mystery and uncertainty" - The Critic
"Now and again a new writer with a real feel for language and a genuine grasp of what makes a good psychological plot comes along. Enter L.J. Shepherd . . . It is a heady, ambitious mix of courtroom drama and dystopian mystery. But, thanks to Shepherd's formidable prose skills, she pulls off a winner" - Daily Mail
"The barrister/author takes a spooky leaf out of Dennis Lehane's playbook with this ethereal thriller" - Peterborough Telegraph
"A remarkable debut, a 'high concept thriller' which is also the sort of hyperoxygenating page-turner that makes you wish you had one of those rubber thimbles that bank-tellers' wear so that you can turn those pages even quicker. It's a book to fair leave you breathless" - National Cymru
"Along with the fast-moving plot, the novel has a witty, knowing narrative voice and Lila is an engaging central character who is very far from being a female victim. She is feisty, honest and very likeable, keeping the novel moving with a humour and directness that sustain interest and plausibility" - Shiny New Books
"The author's day job as a barrister gives an edge to this spooky debut" - The Sun
"Effortlessly keeps the reader in a constant state of dazzling wonderment" - CrimeTime
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