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Until Proven Innocent
Until Proven Innocent: Lee Mitchell #1 | Nicola Williams
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When the teenage son of a south London pastor is shot at point-blank range, shockwaves echo through the close-knit community.
For barrister Lee Mitchell, born and raised in Peckham, the murder hits close to home. And it comes closer still when she is strong-armed into defending the prime suspect: racist police sergeant Jack Lambert.
In the cut-throat world of the courtroom, where everyone has an agenda and no one is what they seem, Lee will have to choose between fighting the system and fighting for her career . . .
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Leanne (Lee) Mitchell is a young barrister, she's a woman, working-class, & Black so the odds are against her. Having moved from her childhood home to a house in a richer part of town, Lee is also viewed with suspicion by some in her old community.

When the younger son of the local pastor is shot, the community is shattered but vengeful, especially when evidence suggests thar a police officer, Sergeant Jack Lambert, was the shooter.

OutsmartYourShelf Lambert is well-known for being corrupt & racist, & he has been constantly involved in the life of the victim's older brother who has a long arrest record, yet when Lee is manoeuvred into representing Lambert, she can't help wanting to win. She may not like him but that doesn't mean he's guilty.

I mostly liked this one which deals with racism in the police & also the judiciary. I quite liked Lee, she is obviously torn between winning the case for 2mo
OutsmartYourShelf her career & seeing the effect it has her mother's standing in the local church group. The main issue for me is that Lee doesn't actually do anything much, even the court scenes seemed very short, & the evidence which turns the case on its head comes from somewhere else entirely.

Lee also comes up against DCI Danny Wallace, a young Black detective who is viewed by many in the force as a DEI hire. There seems to be some history between them, 2mo
OutsmartYourShelf but nothing is fully explained in this book. I read this one as I have an ARC of the second book in the series so I am interested to see what develops. 3.75🌟

TWs: gun violence, racism, drug dealing, sexual content.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7278370031
Read 5th-6th July 2025

#ReadAway2025 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES 2mo
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 2mo
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