This was definitely a five star read for me, I just couldn’t put it down and that’s always a good sign! They are to defend Jimmy Knight who is accused of the murder and it’s a stinker of a case as the evidence seems damning.

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As well as balancing home life with networking events, trials after trials and everything in between, the grittiness and honesty are clearly shown through the eyes of an author who has been through it all before himself. But it goes downhill with the non-twist (the defendant is guilty) followed by the madness of finding out that the judge is a former drug addict who had a child with the defendant. The likely killer, cockney career criminal Jimmy Knight, is swiftly apprehended, but he denies committing the crime.When Rachel sets her heart on seducing her married professor, she enlists the help of her best friend and housemate James to ensnare her pray. In December 2017, Rinder re-launched Crown Court on ITV, newly named Judge Rinder’s Crown Court, with a two-part special after a 30-year hiatus. His maternal grandfather, known as Morris, was born in Poland; his family were sent to the Treblinka camp, where they were murdered, but Morris, a fit young man, was sent to work in a factory, then to other forced-labour camps.

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There are parallels with today’s migrant crisis, with young people, particularly men, accused of “faking” their age to come to the UK. It showed great insight into the court processes, was full of extremely well crafted and believable characters, full of twists and turns, and I didn't want it to end. Adam’s personal history and his motivation for helping Jimmy are skillfully woven into the narrative without compromising the pace or suspense.broadcast on 13 August 2018, Rinder traced his Jewish family's tragic history and made new discoveries about his grandfather, Morris Malenicky, a survivor of both Schlieben and Theresienstadt concentration camps. It certainly reads that way: intimate knowledge of the legal system knocked into a perfunctory page turner. It seems Rinder still can’t reconcile the struggle between his innate compassion and his respect for the rule of law.

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When he got divorced from his husband in 2018, her “first question was: ‘How can I be mindful in this conversation? Rinder is a wonderful host and an enthusiastic interviewer, which must stem in part from his legal training. Adam has personal reasons for trying to clear Jimmy’s name despite his guilt seeming to be obvious and he works hard to find out the truth of the case before trial.Rob Rinder has drawn from his firsthand legal knowledge to produce a classic whodunnit, with a sensational twist.