An Honest Man

London, 1963

Charles Holborne, Barrister-at-Law, has escaped the hangman, but his wife is dead, his high-flying career has morphed into criminal notoriety and bankruptcy threatens. He can’t refuse the lifeline, the best brief of his career, but now he is caught between the Kray twins on one side and police officers playing fast and loose with the evidence on the other. Is this one brief too many?

“An Honest Man [is] gripping and utterly compelling…Brilliant! A must read.”

RC Bridgestock, authors of the best-selling DI Dylan series, and consultants on TV series Happy Valley and Scott & Bailey

“An exceptional novel by an exceptional writer. Charles Holborne is an utterly convincing and compelling fictional creation – I came to have the same sense of attachment to this honourable yet beleaguered barrister that I have for characters such as Philip Marlowe or Maigret….I recommend this book to all those who love fine writing, a scintillating story, and a central character that captivates both the heart and the mind; a character who will exist in the imagination of the reader long after the final page has been read.”