Witch Trial

Name: Witch Trial
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Secrets, witches, trials and liars. . . can you figure out who to trust in the most shocking new thriller of 2026?

By: Harriet Tyce

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Hardcover | 26 February 2026 | Edition Number 1

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Two teenage girls. One murdered classmate.

And a modern-day witch trial that will divide the nation.

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 social media explodes and headlines scream for justice, rumours of bullying spiral into something darker: whispers of rituals, obsession, and a teenage pact gone wrong.

Matthew Phillips, a respected heart surgeon, is reluctantly called for jury duty on the case. But as the trial unfolds - and the girls reveal a chilling defence no one saw coming - he begins to question everything: the motives, the evidence, even his own judgement.

Who's telling the truth? Who can be trusted?

And what really happened to Christian Shaw?

Let the Witch Trial begin . . .

Industry Reviews

Absolutely superb - grips like a vice throughout . An utter masterpiece. - Sophie Hannah

This witchy, mind-melting page-turner is Tyce at her whip-smart best. - Ellery Lloyd

Dark, wry, and slippery underfoot, I adored it! - Sarah Pinborough

Deliciously chilling and like nothing I've ever read. Cancel all plans because this book is going to grab you by the throat and not let go. - Chris Bridges

Absolutely superb - grips like a vice throughout. An utter masterpiece of the murder mystery and the legal thriller genre. - Sophie Hannah

Best thing I've read this year. Supremely plotted, elegantly written - an absolute triumph of a book that takes the legal thriller to new heights. - Abir Mukherjee

A brilliant and twisting new novel from Harriet Tyce. I flew through it. - L.V. Matthews

Clever, propulsive, with a wickedly satisfying twist. My favourite Tyce book yet. - C.E. Hulse

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