In Her Defence

Name: In Her Defence
Brand: Hodder & Stoughton
Price: 53.75 AUD
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A dark and gripping courtroom drama for readers of Gillian Flynn and Sarah Vaughan

By: Philippa Malicka

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Hardcover | 3 February 2026 | Edition Number 1

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Hardcover

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23.2 x 16.0 x 3.2

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You've read about the Finbow trial. You've seen it in the tabloids. You've watched it when it appeared on the news, unable to peel your eyes away from the spectacle of it all.

Famous, wealthy Anna Finbow, standing in court, accusing therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary to access to her trust fund.

Jean, claiming that the dark memories she's helped Mary uncover are real. That therapy has offered her a chance to finally heal.

I'll tell you now that you shouldn't believe either of them.

Only I can tell you the truth. But everything I say is in her defence.

An fiercely intelligent psychological thriller of obsessive friendship, toxic families and courtroom politics, from an exceptional new talent.

Industry Reviews

Smart, elegant, and endlessly unsettling. This is a novel full of delicious, vivid details: the ambiguous characters, the unforgettable settings, the unnerving psychology

What a beautifully written debut! Compulsively readable, a brilliant mix of courtroom drama, psychological thriller and love story, it pulls off the rare trick of being an unputdownable page-turner with real emotional depth. I can't wait to see what Malicka does next

A stunning debut that jumps deftly between courtroom thriller and a twisting, tender tale of lust, trust, friendship and betrayal

Philippa Malicka delivers both a twisting courtroom trial and a haunting character study in this wholly absorbing debut . . . I was completely hooked from the first page to the very last!

A haunting and twisty story of obsession, memory, and the blurred line between healing and harm. Part courtroom drama, part psychological love story, In Her Defence will stay with you long after you've turned the final page

In Her Defence is a brilliant, star-making debut - a potent courtroom drama packed with complex characters, deft psychological twists, and buttery prose. The narrator is not so much unreliable as a mystery even to herself, and you'll be reading way past midnight to solve the puzzle of who she is

A mesmerising, intricately plotted psychodrama you won't be able to put down (or forget). Beautifully written, this is as assured a debut as they come - I inhaled it

In Her Defence is a riveting, seductive novel about the exploitation of power and control, expertly crafted and not to be missed! Malicka delivers a masterful thriller with rich characters and tightly-plotted twists and turns. It kept me on the edge of my seat with every flip of the page. A brilliant debut!

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