Witch Trial

**THE EXTRAORDINARY BRAND-NEW THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLOOD ORANGE, AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**Two teenage girls. One murdered classmate.And a modern-day witch trial that will divide the nation. . .'Mind-bending and brilliant' LISA JEWELL'Deliciously twisted. . . Genius' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'Daring, clever and compulsive' ANDREA MARA'An utter masterpiece' SOPHIE HANNAH_______________________________When 18-year-old Christian Shaw is found dead in an Edinburgh park, the city reels - and the shock only deepens when police charge her best friends, Eliza Lawson and Isobel Smyth, with her murder.As social media explodes and headlines scream for justice, rumours of bullying spiral into something darker: whispers of rituals, obsession, and a teenage pact gone wrong.Matthew Phillips, a respected heart surgeon, is reluctantly called for jury duty. But as the trial unfolds - and the girls reveal a chilling defence no one saw coming - he begins to question everything: the motives, the evidence, even his own judgement.Who's telling the truth? Who can be trusted?And what really happened to Christian Shaw?Let the Witch Trial begin . . ._______________________________YOU NEED TO READ IT TO BELIEVE IT.'I have never read a book like it. Exceptional' Reader review'Such a gripping book with twist after twist' Reader review'Set apart by the quality of the writing and depth of the characters' Reader review'Absolutely astonishing. I promise you won't see the ending coming' Reader review'A totally original plot that thrilled, shocked and engaged' Reader reviewAUTHORS ARE GRIPPED BY WITCH TRIAL:'Mind-bending and brilliant. I couldn't read it fast enough!' LISA JEWELL'Gripping, original and so very clever. . . A deliciously twisted thriller. And what an ending! Genius. . .' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'Daring, different, clever and compulsive, a truly original novel' ANDREA MARA'Grips like a vice throughout. . . An utter masterpiece' SOPHIE HANNAH'Dark, wry and slippery, I adored it' SARAH PINBOROUGH'The best thing I've read this year. An absolute triumph' ABIR MUKHERJEE'Brilliantly clever and utterly addictive' CLARE LESLIE HALL'This mind-melting page-turner is Tyce at her whip-smart best' ELLERY LLOYD'A swirling miasma of meaning and counter-meaning' CHRIS BROOKMYRE'Compulsive reading. . . I was totally immersed' ARAMINTA HALL'Brilliant and twisting. I flew through it' L.V. MATTHEWS'Like nothing I've ever read . . . I ate this up' CHRIS BRIDGES'Spellbinding and sinister. A masterclass in plotting' KATE GRAYMORE PRAISE FOR HARRIET TYCE:'A classy thriller with complex and compelling characters' CLARE MACKINTOSH'Nothing short of unputdownable' ALEX MICHAELIDES'A shocking, provocative, standout thriller' CHRIS WHITAKER'Left me breathless' LUCY CLARKE'Delicious and addictive - a perfectly crafted treat!' LOUISE CANDLISH'In the very top tier of psychological thrillers' M. W. CRAVEN'Perfect plotting, utterly brilliant' B. A. PARIS