Could the child once accused of murder really be innocent?
'So good . . . Ballantyne makes it look easy' NEW YORK TIMES

'Beautifully told' DAILY MAIL

'Thought-provoking and unsettling' ALEX GRAY

'A breathless thriller' WOMAN'S OWN

'Had me turning the pages late into the night' C. J. COOPER
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Innocent
Ten years ago, Sebastian Croll was found not guilty of murdering his playmate.

Criminal solicitor Daniel Hunter defended the eleven-year-old in a trial that gripped the nation, but the past is unearthed when Daniel gets a call from his old client.

Or guilty?
Sebastian's university professor has been brutally murdered and everyone who knew her is in the frame.

As Daniel steps in to represent Sebastian for the second time, rumour of his client's identity spreads like wildfire.

The media swarm. Threats begin to arrive. And the question on everyone's lips:

Could the child once accused of murder really be innocent?
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What everyone is saying about Lisa Ballantyne's thrillers:

'Gripping' CLARE MACKINTOSH

'Sophisticated, suspensefu' LEE CHILD

'Tense' SUNDAY TIMES

'Unsettling and compulsive' ROSAMUND LUPTON

'Moving' GUARDIAN

'Emotionally intense' RICHARD AND JUDY BOOKCLUB

'Grips like a vice' DAILY MAIL

'Thought-provoking' GILLY MACMILLAN

'Tense' RACHEL ABBOTT

'A page-turner' DAILY EXPRESS

'I couldn't get this book out of my head' JENNY COLGAN

"Beautifully told, with the talented Ballantyne's typical clarity, it weaves a subtle web" - Daily Mail

"Fingernail-on-a-chalkboard sentences are what make The Innocent One so good . . . Fashioning memorable suspense out of a well-known case is incredibly difficult, but Ballantyne makes it look easy" - New York Times

"A breathless thriller" - Woman’s Own

"A combination of psychological and legal thriller, this is both tense and intense, gripping and moving" - Morning Star

"A wonderfully creepy crime thriller" - Yours

"A character-driven, domestic crime novel. Through juxtaposing the choices of two emotionally disturbed boys, Ballantyne sensitively explores themes of rejection, abuse, and forgiveness" - Booklist

"Moving, insightful" - Guardian

"Grips like a vice" - Daily Mail

"Tense" - Sunday Times

"Thought-provoking" - Woman & Home

"A page-turner with real emotional depth" - Daily Express