Review: No Further Questions by Gillian McAllister

No Further Questions: From THE SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of ANYTHING YOU DO SAY and EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH by Gillian McAllister
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

WOW - No Further Questions is one hell of an emotional roller coaster ride. I felt emotionally wrung out by the time I got to the end of this heart string pulling tale of families,relationships,misconceptions,mistakes,grief and forgiveness.

Because this is a story about a court case there is quite a number of diverse,vivid characters. You have the Judge,the solicitors,the witnesses for the prosecution and the defence but the main players in this gripping drama are Martha,her husband Scott and their daughter eight week old Layla.The accused Becky who is Martha's sister,Becky`s ex husband Marc and their son Xander who is nine years old at the time of Layla`s death.I really liked the Judge Christopher Matthews,he had a dog called Rumpole which I thought was a very apt name for a judge's dog. I also liked and felt so much sympathy for poor young Xander.The four main adults where complex,flawed characters,three of which I found rather unlikable throughout most of the book but as in any good story and also in reality,sometimes all is not as it appears to be.Innocent events can be misconstrued and twisted into something they are not.Sometimes there are underlying factors and reasons behind a person's behaviour.Throughout the book we are taking back in time and learn about the sister`s relashionship when they were growing up,how and where they met their partners.Layla`s difficulty birth,the interactions within the two families and events leading up to and on the night of baby Layla`s death.The testimonies in court that covered Layla`s treatment in the A&E trauma room and her autopsy where heart breaking and caused me to have a lump in my throat and feel rather weepy as did the final reveal of what happened on that fateful night.

The author has obviously done a lot of research into a number of issues that are raised throughout this riveting thriller.Although as the author states,she had to manipulate some things for pace and plot,the courtroom scenes are realistic and believable.I don't normally read court room dramas but I loved Gillian McAllister`s precious books Anything You Do Say and Everything But The Truth so I couldn't resist reading No Further Questions.And I'm so glad I did,I was hooked in from the first page,her words flow with ease and are so mesmerising its like you are hypnotized by the story that is unfolding before your eyes.I was so gripped by this story that I would have happily read the whole book in one sitting but unfortunately my old eyes had other ideas.Very highly recommended by little old me.

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Gillian McAllister has been writing for as long as she can remember. She graduated with an English degree and lives in Birmingham where she now works as a lawyer. Her debut novel Everything But The Truth was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller. Anything You Do Say followed in January 2018 and was both a kindle and paperback bestseller. No Further Questions will be published in autumn 2018.

You can find her on Twitter and Instagram @gillianmauthor. She also blogs at http://www.gillianmcallister.com

E Book Publication Date : 2nd July 2018

PUBLISHER : Penguin Random House UK/Michael Joseph

GENRE : Psychological Thriller

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