<p><b>The remarkable debut thriller by prominent young mixed-race British barrister Alexandra Wilson is a unique and shocking novel for the 21st century.</b><br><br><b>SHE SAW IT ALL<br></b><b>BUT SHE CAN NEVER TELL</b><br><br>A young black man is arrested for murder. The case against him is strong - a mum and a teacher saw him standing over a body in a park, a knife still in hand.<br><br>But his up-and-coming barrister Rosa knows how people prejudge, but most of all, she knows the accused: he''s a friend of her younger brother, and this kid... he''s a good boy, wouldn''t ever have done this. So she begins to dig...<br><br>As Rosa discovers secret upon terrible secret, she moves closer to finding a testimony that could win the case - or bring the whole establishment down on her.<br><br><b><i>The Witness</i> is a frightening thriller about how we judge guilt, about the strength of a young woman, and is the start of a groundbreaking new series.</b></p>