Witch Trial
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND MOST SHOCKING THRILLER OF 2026, FROM THE MILLION-COPY SELLING AUTHOR
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TWO TEENAGE GIRLS. ONE MURDERED CLASSMATE.
AND A MODERN-DAY WITCH TRIAL THAT WILL DIVIDE THE NATION . . .
'Mind-bending and brilliant' LISA JEWELL
'Deliciously twisted. . . Genius' CLAIRE DOUGLAS
'An utter masterpiece' SOPHIE HANNAH
'Impeccable plotting' FINANCIAL TIMES
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When 18-year-old Christian Shaw is found dead in an Edinburgh park, the city reels - and the shock only deepens when police charge her best friends, Eliza Lawson and Isobel Smyth, with her murder.
As their trial begins and headlines scream for justice, rumours of bullying spiral into something darker: whispers of rituals, obsession, and a teenage pact gone wrong.
But then the girls take the stand - revealing a chilling defence no one saw coming - and the jury must question everything: the motives, the evidence, even their own judgement.
Who's telling the truth? Who can be trusted?
And what really happened to Christian Shaw?
Let the witch trial begin . . .
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YOU NEED TO READ IT TO BELIEVE IT.
'The bestselling author turned The Traitors star builds a tense, unsettling thriller' The i Paper
'I have never read a book like it. Exceptional' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader review
'Mind-bending and brilliant. I couldn't read it fast enough!' LISA JEWELL
'Gripping, original and so very clever. . . And what an ending! Genius. . .' CLAIRE DOUGLAS
'Daring, different, clever and compulsive, a truly original novel' ANDREA MARA
'Grips like a vice . . . An utter masterpiece' SOPHIE HANNAH
'A twisty courtroom thriller with a witchy edge' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader review
'Dark, wry and slippery, I adored it' SARAH PINBOROUGH
'The best thing I've read this year. An absolute triumph' ABIR MUKHERJEE
'Brilliantly clever and utterly addictive' CLARE LESLIE HALL
'A spellbinding, Russian doll of a thriller' ABIGAIL DEAN
'A mind-melting page-turner' ELLERY LLOYD
'I promise you won't see the ending coming' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader review
'A tour de force' B.A. PARIS
'A swirling miasma of meaning and counter-meaning' CHRIS BROOKMYRE
'Compulsive reading . . . I was totally immersed' ARAMINTA HALL
'This book got fully under my skin. I loved it' JENNIE GODFREY
'Genuinely jaw-dropping' ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader review
'Like nothing I've ever read . . . I ate this up' CHRIS BRIDGES
'Spellbinding and sinister. A masterclass in plotting' KATE GRAY
'A riveting, rip-roaring ride. Simply brilliant' THE SECRET BARRISTER
MORE PRAISE FOR HARRIET TYCE:
'A classy thriller with complex and compelling characters' CLARE MACKINTOSH
'Nothing short of unputdownable' ALEX MICHAELIDES
'A shocking, provocative, standout thriller' CHRIS WHITAKER
'Left me breathless' LUCY CLARKE
'Delicious and addictive - a perfectly crafted treat!' LOUISE CANDLISH
'In the very top tier of psychological thrillers' M. W. CRAVEN
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Scottish teens stand trial for murder in this unconventional legal thriller from British novelist Tyce (A Lesson in Cruelty). Matthew Phillips could easily dodge jury duty given his job as a transplant surgeon or the vacation his wife has planned, but his work is stressful and his marriage is strained, so he sees it as a "welcome break" when he's empaneled for a trial in Edinburgh's High Court. The prosecution alleges that self-avowed witches Eliza Lawson and Isobel Smyth triggered a fatal heart attack in fellow boarding school student Christian Shaw by telling her she was going to die. The girls claim they weren't threatening Christian, but passing on a message from the devil—a notion at which man of science Matthew scoffs. As the trial progresses, however, he starts having visions that make him question his beliefs. Tyce spends most of the tale developing Matthew's deluded, increasingly unhinged first-person narration, but she adds texture and depth by occasionally opening a window into testifying witnesses' thoughts. End matter comprising letters, medical reports, and assorted ephemera sheds light on all that came before. It's a wild ride.
