Book Review: The Trial by Rob Rinder

Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you’re all having a good day today.

Today I am bringing you my review of The Trial by Rob Rinder, I hope you will all enjoy it. Let me know if you have read this book and what you thought of it!

The Trial is a novel set in the landscape of the Old Bailey and Law proceedings in London. It follows Adam Green, new on the scene and struggling to get the tenure position at the firm he is interning for, who almost accidentally ends up as working as part of the dependent team for ex-convict Jimmy Knight. Jimmy has been accused of murdering a Policeman by the name of Grant Cliveden. As Adam gets deeper into the case he realises Grant Cliveden wasn’t as spotless as the media made him out to be and Jimmy may not be the only one who would want to kill him.

I want to be honest, I only picked up this novel because it was written by Rob Rinder and I think he is great. Books heavily featuring law aren’t usually my thing, they can be a bit dense and a little bit boring sometimes too so I don’t read them much but I am very glad I picked this one up. It is a gripping novel, I did guess the ending but I could never have worked out the twists and turns that get you there. I loved that Adam isn’t the perfect lawyer, as a matter of fact nobody expects him to make tenure including himself and he’s got his fair share of secrets but I liked that, it made him human and relateable instead of a 2D character.

I would say if you love a different style Murder mystery then give this book a read. I just got a copy of the next book in the series, The Suspect and I can’t wait to read it.