Books by Lisa Ballantyne

The new tense and emotional moral thriller from the Richard and Judy and international bestselling author of The Guilty One.

Richard and Judy and international bestselling author of The Guilty One returns with a nail-biting ride of 'he said/she said' between a teacher and his pupil. For fans of Anatomy of a Scandal and TVs Cheat and The Victim.

The second novel by the international bestselling author of The Guilty One

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER!'One of the most readable, emotionally intense novels of the year' Richard and JudyDaniel Hunter has spent years defending lost causes as a solicitor in London. But his life changes when he is introduced to Sebastian, an eleven-year-old accused of murdering an innocent young boy.As he plunges into the muddy depths of Sebastian's troubled home life, Daniel thinks back to his own childhood in foster care - and to Minnie, the woman whose love saved him, until she, too, betrayed him so badly that he cut her out of his life.But what crime did Minnie commit that made Daniel disregard her for fifteen years? And will Daniel's identification with a child on trial for murder make him question everything he ever believed in?A Richard & Judy Book Club favourite and international phenomenon. Deeply psychological and suspenseful, The Guilty One is both a legal thriller and a human story of love and redemption.'Moving, insightful' Guardian'A page-turner with real emotional depth' Daily Express'Thought-provoking, brave, challenging, compulsive' Rosamund Lupton'An absorbing psychological debut' Company'Sophisticated, suspenseful, unsettling' Lee Child'Grips like a vice' Daily Mail'One of the best debuts I've ever encountered. An outstanding work of fiction' Daily Record'Will touch your heart, even as it leaves you unsettled' Hallie Ephron'I couldn't get this book out of my head. It kept me up all night and guessing the whole way through. I loved it' Jenny Colgan *DON'T MISS LITTLE LIAR, THE DEEPLY COMPULSIVE NEW NOVEL BY LISA BALLANTYNE*

Siden Daniel Hunter blev færdiguddannet som advokat, har han brugt tiden på upåvirket at tabe den ene sag efter den anden som beskikket forsvarsadvokat. Det ændres den dag, Daniel møder elleveårige Sebastian. Sebastian er under mistanke for at have slået en lille dreng ihjel på en legeplads, banket ham til døde med en mursten. Daniel skal være drengens forsvarer.Jo længere Daniel dykker ned i Sebastians barndom og hans umiddelbart privilegerede opvækst i et pænt middelklassekvarter, des mere trænger erindringerne om Daniels egen forsømte barndom sig på. Et barneliv på kanten af samfundet, som han indtil nu har haft held med at glemme, med en mor, der ikke magtede ham, rækken af plejefamilier, der gav op og Minnie. En brovtende, korpulent kvinde, hvis kærlighed reddede Daniels liv og som blev som en mor for ham indtil, der hændte noget, som ødelagde deres tætte relation.Den skyldige er en nervepirrende og tankevækkende roman om den svære relation mellem børn og voksne og specielt mødre og deres sønner. En psykologisk og dirrende fortælling om straf og kærlighed og hvor bundet alle er af deres fortid.