Two generations of abuse... one shocking conspiracy... a woman determined to expose it all

When Audrey Marshall sends her daughter Emily to the religious boarding school where she herself was educated a generation before, memories return - memories of a culture of child sexual abuse presided over by a highly-regarded priest. Audrey turns to barrister Ben Schroeder in search of justice for Emily and herself. But there are powerful men involved, men determined to protect themselves at all costs. . .

"The trial(s) rattle along at a good pace and in the end a form of justice is done" - Counsel Magazine

"Murphy paints a trenchant picture of establishment cover-up, and cannily subverts the clichés of the legal genre in his all-too-topical narrative" - Financial Times

"This story is a serious legal court room read, there are various legal aspects that are intense, it follows the fight for justice" - NetGalley

"There is a suitably dastardly solicitor and barrister opposing, providing plenty of fiery exchanges" - CrimeReview