In Her Defence
A Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, February 2026. A dark and gripping courtroom drama for fans of Gillian Flynn and Jo Murray
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Publisher Description
***A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK 2026***
THE STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL FROM A NEW STAR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE
'You're going to lose your mind over it' REESE WITHERSPOON
'A gripping courtroom drama I absolutely inhaled' GRAZIA
'A courtroom drama with the pulse of a thriller' PRIMA
'Dark and suspenseful' WOMAN'S OWN
'Enraging and moving at the same time' LITERARY REVIEW
'Pace, the lush backdrop of Rome, and many wonderfully wealthy characters destroying their lives' THE TIMES
EVERYONE IS WATCHING . . .
Wealthy and famous, Anna Finbow stands in court, accusing therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary to gain access to her trust fund.
Jean claims that the dark memories she's helped Mary uncover are real. That therapy has offered her a chance to finally heal from childhood trauma, and she would be better off away from her family's damaging influence.
I'll tell you now . . . you shouldn't believe either of them.
'Smart, elegant and endlessly unsettling' ABIGAIL DEAN
'A brilliant mix of courtroom drama, psychological thriller and love story' JP DELANEY
'A stunning debut' ERIN KELLY
'I devoured it' DEBBIE HOWELLS
'A star-making debut' JULIA HEABERLIN
READERS ARE RAVING ABOUT IN HER DEFENCE
'WHAT. A. BOOK. I just finished and I am totally shook' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Twisty, thrilling and unputdownable. If I could give it more than five stars I would' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This book is so suspenseful it practically feels like horror' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Razor-sharp plotting and deeply believable characters' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I LOVE a courtroom drama, but this was so much more!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In this juicy thriller, a celebrity lawsuit exposes a web of dysfunction where nobody comes out looking innocent. TV star Anna Finbow has barely spoken to her daughter Mary since Mary began seeing a new therapist named Jean Guest. Now embroiled in a very public trial, Anna’s convinced that Jean brainwashed Mary into hating her. The only one who knows the truth is the weirdly fascinating Augusta, Mary’s casual friend, occasional hookup and part-time dog walker, who’s seen this messy situation from both sides—including the therapist’s office. Every path in Philippa Malicka’s dark tale leads to something toxic, inappropriate or unhinged. After all, Jean (whose approach to her job resembles that of a cult leader) first heard about nepo baby Mary from Augusta herself—in therapy. But is Jean’s pressure on Augusta to introduce her friend any worse than Augusta’s own manipulative plans? It’s easy to lose yourself in this brilliantly sordid mystery.
