The Interpreter
A gripping courtroom thriller about guilt, power, and the cost of doing what’s right.
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3.5 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
One word can save a life - or destroy it.
Revelle Lee interprets for others - defendants, witnesses, victims. But when she bends a testimony to secure what she believes is a just verdict, she crosses an invisible line.
Now, stalked by threats, Revelle might lose everything – even her son.
Robinson delivers a fresh, ingenious spin on courtroom suspense. The Interpreter turns language itself into a weapon, exposing how justice can hinge on a single word.
‘An ingenious premise, cleverly executed’ Sunday Times bestseller Sabine Durrant
'I raced through it. Brilliant writing' Harriet Tyce author of Blood Orange
‘Compelling and ingenious’ Prima
‘Exciting and original’ Heat
‘Intriguing’ Daily Mail
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Courtroom dramas are 10 a penny but this thriller comes at things from an appealingly fresh perspective—that of the court interpreter. For Revelle Lee, who speaks 10 languages, everything hinges on her words, as she translates crucial evidence from foreign witnesses in trials. So what happens if she gets those words wrong, accidentally…or on purpose? It’s a delicious premise which kicks off a frenetic plot, as Revelle juggles her workload, murky secrets from her past and becoming an adoptive mother to a six-year-old boy. Things get a teensy bit far-fetched at times but it’s all good fun.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this stellar debut thriller from playwright Robinson, London-based interpreter Revelle Lee considers the consequences of sabotaging a murder investigation. Revelle, who speaks several languages, has made a career translating for trials and criminal investigations. One afternoon, six-year-old Elliott—whom Revelle is fostering and planning to adopt—is sent home sick from school, and she leaves him in the care of a security guard outside the Old Bailey while she finishes interpreting for a murder trial. When she goes to collect Elliott, she learns the guard has passed him off to Sandra Ramos, a servant of the accused, and Revelle strikes up a conversation with Ramos before taking Elliott home. A short time later, Ramos is murdered, and Revelle is assigned to her case. Invested in taking down the prime suspect, Revelle deliberately mistranslates his alibi to make him look guilty, and he's arrested. Then she starts receiving threatening messages from someone who claims to know not only what she did, but also a secret from her past that could jeopardize her chances of adopting Elliott. Robinson is marvelous at mining the moral murk of Revelle's choices, and chapters from the perspective of her stalker ratchet up the suspense. Minnette Walters fans will be delighted.
