The Brief (Unabridged‪)‬

On an ordinary Friday afternoon, a gunman gains entry to Whites Chambers in Manchester.

His job is to find a particular barrister. But which one?

The barristers work hard defending and prosecuting the unfortunate beings who find themselves at the mercy of the English criminal legal system. But when professional lines between them and Manchester’s organised criminal gang are crossed, it can only lead to trouble.

Samantha has no idea that her husband, Alistair, is working for the gang. He wants to stop. But once you’re in, you’re in, they tell him. There’s no way out.

Robert's gambling habit is ruining his career and his relationship. One bad decision leads to another. Then another.

Sebastian used to love being a barrister, but then he receives two death threats in one day.

Jamilla doesn’t know about her father’s death threats. She has a lot on her plate right now. When Samantha mysteriously disappears, she has to find out why. Does Alistair know where she is? This is the first of the Whites Chambers series.