False Witness

by Michael Underwood

'Underwood's novels are insidiously hard to put down' Independent

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It is unfortunate that Jeremy Harper was the one to stumble upon the victim of an armed robbery. A young barrister, he is more used to holding court than being a witness. He also finds himself curiously linked to the man in the dock.

It is a trial with deep undercurrents, and one that dramatically comes to a head when a strangled body is found in the town hall.

Enter Detective-Superintendent Simon Manton of Scotland Yard, who will not rest until the final clue falls into place ...

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About the author

Michael Underwood (the pseudonym of John Michael Evelyn) was born in Worthing, Sussex and educated at Christ Church College, Oxford. He was called to the Bar in 1939 and served in the British army during World War Two. He returned to work in the Department of Public Prosecutions until his retirement in 1976, and wrote almost 50 crime novels informed by his career in the law. His five series characters include Sergeant Nick Atwell and lawyer Rosa Epton, of whom it was said by the Washington Post that she 'outdoes Perry Mason'.

ISBN: 9781471907678

Format: eBook

Publication Date: 14/05/2013

Imprint: The Murder Room