Forced Confessions
by John Fairfax
☆ Shortlisted for the 2020 CWA Gold Dagger
Forced Confessions is probably best classified as a legal thriller, with courtroom drama playing a key part in the action. The main character, William Benson, is a barrister (a trial lawyer in the English legal system). He is also a convicted murderer, who may or may be innocent of the crime he was sent to prison for.