Bøger af John Fairfax

Hun tror, han aldrig kunne myrde nogen. Men han kan ikke fortælle hende sandheden.Hun blev fundet i en ussel etværelseslejlighed i London. Med en blodappelsin i munden. Diane Heybridge, en ung kvinde uden fortid og uden nogen nævneværdig fremtid, har i døden fået den medfølelse, hun blev nægtet i livet.For anklagemyndigheden er dette tilsyneladende selvmord intet andet end et sjusket drab, og offentligheden retter med væmmelse blikket mod retssal 2 i håb om retfærdighed. Hendes vragede eks-partner, den grove Brent Stainsby, står anklaget for mordet, og han har valgt det kontroversielle advokatteam, William Benson og Tess de Vere, som forsvarere.Men som retssagen skrider frem, bliver det hurtigt klart, at skindet bedrager. Diane Heybridge var ikke det svage og undertrykte offer, der nu bliver præsenteret for juryen. Hun var i stand til at tage en særdeles sofistikeret form for hævn. Brent Stainby er heller ikke den, han lader til at være. Han skjuler et mordmotiv, politiet intet kender til, og kan meget vel være i gang med et dødbringende pokerspil med den juridiske proces. Det, der begyndte som en enkel retssag, bliver hurtigt til en kompliceret søgen efter sandheden uden for retssalens fire vægge …---”Selvsikker historiefortælling og yderst interessant moralsk kompleksitet. Jeg læste den i en rasende fart.” - Chris Brookmyre”Levende og spændende, og romanen rejser nogle vigtige spørgsmål om fængselsvæsnet og retssystemet.” - The Times”Et godt mysterium, et retssalsdrama med masser af kød på, den fortsatte gåde om Bensons egen fortid og nogle velfunderede angreb på de konservative engelske politikeres discount-retspolitik giver tilsammen en interessant læseoplevelse.” - Morning Star”Jeg håber, at John Fairfax har planer om en lang serie om Benson. En fremragende juridisk thriller.” - Literary Review”Retssalsscenerne er geniale, og Benson kommer rigtigt til live, når han er under pres. Stædig, omskiftelig og modsætningsfyldt – et helt særegent væsen.” - Spectator

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William Benson er strafferetsadvokat. Med et vist særpræg. Han er selv dømt for mord. Sidste gang, Tess de Vere så William Benson, var hun jurastuderende i praktik. Enogtyve år gammel blev Benson eskorteret væk fra anklagebænken i Old Bailey for at påbegynde afsoningen af en livstidsdom for mord. Han havde fortalt Tess, at han var uskyldig. Hun troede på ham. Seksten år senere overhører Tess et par højrøstede middagsgæster, der sidder og gør nar ad et nyankomment medlem af Londons advokatstand: et håbløst tilfælde, der kører sit eget show fra en gammel fiskehandel i Spitalfields. Samme aften træder Tess på ny ind i Bensons liv. Prisen for hans resocialisering – og adgang til advokatembedet – er en tilståelse: at påtage sig skylden for mordet på Paul Harbeton, hvis familie har svoret hævn. Benson er en udstødt. Regeringen vil lukke ham ned, og ingen rådgivende advokater vil engagere ham. Men han bliver understøttet af en mystisk velgører, og en desperat kvinde har søgt hans hjælp: Sarah Collingstone, der er mor til et barn med særlige behov, og som står anklaget for at have myrdet sin velhavende elsker. Det er en håbløs sag, og retssagen, som er Bensons første, begynder om to dage. Bevismaterialet er overvældende, men Colling­stone sværger på – ligesom Benson gjorde flere år tidligere – at hun er uskyldig. Tess slutter sig til forsvarsholdet i et forsøg på at hjælpe Benson med at overleve. Men alt imens Benson ser mordsagen vride og vende sig i snart den ene, snart den anden retning, indleder Tess i al hemmelighed sin egen efterforskning. Hun er fast besluttet på at afdække sandheden bag Paul Harbetons død en ensom aften i Soho.

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'Camberley gazed at him, over-run by an abrupt compression of empathy and accusation. Her voice was barely audible: "Getting away with murder always comes at a price'

Blind Defence is another thrilling courtroom drama novel from Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger winning author John Fairfax.

The last time Tess de Vere saw William Benson she was a law student on work experience. He was a twenty-one year old, led from the dock of the Old Bailey to begin a life sentence for murder. He'd said he was innocent. She'd believed him.Sixteen years later Tess overhears a couple of hacks mocking a newcomer to the London Bar, a no-hoper with a murder conviction, running his own show from an old fishmonger's in Spitalfields. That night she walks back into Benson's life. The price of his rehabilitation - and access to the Bar - is an admission of guilt to the killing of Paul Harbeton, whose family have vowed revenge. He's an outcast. The government wants to shut him down and no solicitor will instruct him. But he's subsidised by a mystery benefactor and a desperate woman has turned to him for help: Sarah Collingstone, mother of a child with special needs, accused of slaying her wealthy lover. It's a hopeless case and the murder trial, Benson's first, starts in four days. The evidence is overwhelming but like Benson long ago, she swears she's innocent. Tess joins the defence team, determined to help Benson survive. But as Benson follows the twists and turns in the courtroom, Tess embarks upon a secret investigation of her own, determined to uncover the truth behind the death of Paul Harbeton on a lonely night in Soho.True to life, fast-paced and absolutely compelling, Summary Justice introduces a new series of courtroom dramas featuring two maverick lawyers driven to fight injustice at any cost.

Camberley gazed at him, over-run by an abrupt compression of empathy and accusation. Her voice was barely audible: "Getting away with murder always comes at a price.Convicted of murder sixteen years ago, William Benson is ostracised by the establishment and his family. Supported by a close-knit group including solicitor Tess de Vere, he's defied them all and opened his own Chambers. Now he faces the case of his life - and the terminal illness of Helen Camberley who helped him leave his prison life behind Jorge Menderez, a doctor from Spain, has been found dead in a deserted warehouse in East London. A troubled man, he'd turned to counsellor Karen Lynwood seeking help. Now Karen's husband, John, is accused of his murder. Who is Menderez, and why did he come to London? Benson is defending the couple against seemingly impossible odds, while secrets from his own past threaten to overwhelm him...[thumbnails of SUMMARY JUSTICE and BLIND DEFENCE]

She was found hanging in a dingy London bedsit with a blood orange in her mouth. Diane Heybridge, a young woman without a past or much of a future, has captured in death the compassion denied her in life. For the prosecution, this seeming suicide is nothing more than a bungled killing and a disgusted public looks to Court 2 of the Old Bailey for justice. Her callous, jilted partner Brent Stainsby stands accused of her murder and he's turned to the maverick legal team William Benson and Tess de Vere to defend him. However, as the trial unfolds it soon becomes clear that there is far more to Diane Heybridge than meets the eye. She wasn't the weak and downtrodden victim now being presented to the jury. She was capable of a sophisticated form of vengeance. By the same token, Brent Stainsby isn't who he seems to be either. He's hiding a motive for murder unknown to the police and may well be playing a deadly game of poker with the judicial process. What began as a simple trial rapidly turns into a complex search for the truth beyond the confines of the courtroom.Meanwhile, Tess remains compromised by her association with London's most notorious advocate and must decide if she will continue her secret investigation into his conviction for murder.Blind Defence is the second book in the Benson and de Vere courtroom drama series.