The Pinocchio Brief (Burton and Lamb Thrillers)
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The Pinocchio Brief (Burton and Lamb Thrillers)

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Abi Silver is a lawyer by profession. This is her first novel. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. "A first-rate courtroom drama." — Daily Mail “There's plenty of buzz around this debut courtroom thriller inspired by a true story involving controversial lie-detecting technology. A troubled teenage schoolboy is accused of murdering one of his teachers. His lawyers . . . soon discover nasty secrets about his school. But will Judith's questionable past also be revealed when new state-of-the-art lie-detection software is used on the case? The unexpected twist is a jaw-dropper.” — Saga Magazine “Rumpole of the Bailey, Kavanagh QC, Perry Mason—famous fictional seen-it-all, heard-it-all lawyers. Joining their ranks this summer is Judith Burton, heroine of The Pinocchio Brief. . . . An enjoyable, at times compelling, thriller-cum-courtroom drama that asks serious questions about truth, lying and how the justice system should establish one from the other.” — Jewish Chronicle --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. "A first-rate courtroom drama." — Daily Mail “There's plenty of buzz around this debut courtroom thriller inspired by a true story involving controversial lie-detecting technology. A troubled teenage schoolboy is accused of murdering one of his teachers. His lawyers . . . soon discover nasty secrets about his school. But will Judith's questionable past also be revealed when new state-of-the-art lie-detection software is used on the case? The unexpected twist is a jaw-dropper.” — Saga Magazine “Rumpole of the Bailey, Kavanagh QC, Perry Mason—famous fictional seen-it-all, heard-it-all lawyers. Joining their ranks this summer is Judith Burton, heroine of The Pinocchio Brief. . . . An enjoyable, at times compelling, thriller-cum-courtroom drama that asks serious questions about truth, lying and how the justice system should establish one from the other.” — Jewish Chronicle --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. Read more

Features & Highlights

  • A schoolboy accused of a brutal murder. A retired lawyer with secrets to hide...
  • "A taut thriller" - The Times; "First-rate" - Daily Mail; "The unexpected twist is a jaw-dropper" - Saga Magazine
  • A 15-year-old schoolboy is accused of the murder of one of his teachers. His lawyers, the guarded veteran, Judith, and the energetic young solicitor, Constance, begin a desperate pursuit of the truth, revealing uncomfortable secrets about the teacher and the school. But Judith has her own secrets which she risks exposing when it is announced that a new lie-detecting device, nicknamed Pinocchio, will be used during the trial. And is the accused, a troubled boy who loves challenges, trying to help them or not?
  • The Pinocchio Brief
  • is a gripping, very human thriller which confronts our assumptions about truth and reliance on technology.

Customer Reviews

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Superior in every way

I read over 100 novels a year. This rose to the top for 2018. Fascinating characters, excellent prose, terrific pacing, thought-provoking, diabolically clever, up-to-the-minute in the psychology of law (my field).

I got the book for free. The minute I finished it, I bought the next in the series, The Aladdin Trial. I'm excited to start reading it.
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Guilty

Being able to judge whether or not someone is lying is such an ancient human desire that it appears in every marriage form from myths to comic books. Law enforcement everywhere would celebrate it there was an in unbeatable system. Pinocchio looks like the goods. Barrister Judith helped with the researchers until she realized she was a little to attracted to the software's owner and be a to have ethical doubts about the software. Years later Judith has retired early when a young admiring solicitor contacts her to ask if she will take on a new brief; a fifteen year old boy stands accused of the murder of his housemates at a boarding school. The two work together to free their client who will not speak. In the end the reader will ask what constitutes guilt. This is a mesmerizing courtroom thriller despite some faults, the prosecution 's case seems a bit flimsy to me and the pacing is little uneven but you will want the defenders to win which makes all the difference.
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Reminds me of a movie

Interesting concept and it makes you wonder about how manipulative a psychopath can truly be and if we are really gullible. Good book, it kept me hooked
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Excellent

Really enjoyed the book! Well written and had me guessing to the end on who committed the murder! It would make an excellent movie!
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It Kept Me Reading

I enjoyed The Pinocchio Brief. I read pretty much nonstop once I started it. I look forward to reading more books by this author.
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A decent read.

Was not sure I was going to like this book, but I did. Good, likable characters and good story line.
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The Pinocchio brief

Excellent and gripping story. Hard to put down. The character
s are all well defined and unique .The end masterful in that it makes one think .
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Ho-hum.

Highly rated, but I couldn't finish it?
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With this title, it has to be about fibbing ...

Interesting concept: Truth Software. You have a murder mystery, a brilliant autism student accused and the Pinocchio program to identify the killer. Will it work? ....
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Unconventional crime fiction

I had no idea who this author is and was not too impressed with the beginning, but it turned out to be an original story with a god ending, recommended

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