Crime thriller author and alternative pen name of The Secret Barrister. Because one pseudonym is never enough. First novel, The Cut Throat Trial, out in 2025
We’re thrilled to be
@HarrogateFest
today with our
@panmacmillan
colleagues, launching the first FICTION novel from Sunday Times bestseller
@BarristerSecret
!
The Cut Throat Trial
Coming September 2025
Keep your eyes peeled for proofs 👀
So, I shall be making a surreptitious visit to Theakston’s Old Peculiar Crime Writing FestivaI this weekend.
Feeling very much like the new kid at school, and armed with a few sampler copies of this bad boy…
So, I would very much like somebody to make this book already written, please.
Alternatively, I could publish a summary and then just reassure everyone that, if I’d filled in the gaps, it would have been a work of art.
@Joanna__Hardy
Genuinely. It’s basically a closing speech at present.
• Intro - flatter jury. Thank you etc
• Pros witness inconsistencies
• Good character
•BURDEN OF PROOF BURDEN OF PROOF BURDEN OF PROOF
@TonyKent_Writes
Oh god yes. I mean, I love it, and it is obviously a massive privilege. But also I never want to write so much as a sentence ever again.
@florentineliIy
It’s not a full proof I’m afraid - just a sampler of the first few chapters. And I think there are only a handful for people at the event. Sorry!
@NipNapShite
Thank you John! So far, so good. People seem to have enjoyed the free brownies, at least. May have to consider giving some away with the book itself…
@Anna_Mazz
Hi Anna! The sampler is only the opening chapters - we’re still a little way off having full proofs. The samplers will also be at Bloody Scotland - will you be there?