Informationen zum Autor Philippa Malicka grew up in Essex and now lives in London. Her journalism has appeared in the Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Times and she is a graduate of the Fiction MA at the University of East Anglia. In Her Defence , a Reese's Book Club pick in February 2026, is her first novel. Klappentext A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK 2026 THE STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL FROM A NEW STAR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE 'So, so, so good! You don't know what's real and you don't know who to trust. I couldn't put it down . . . you're going to lose your mind over it' REESE WITHERSPOON 'A gripping courtroom drama I absolutely inhaled' GRAZIA 'A courtroom drama with the pulse of a thriller . . . kept me gripped from page one' PRIMA 'Dark and suspenseful, In Her Defence will keep you on your toes, questioning who to trust' WOMAN'S OWN 'Exploring many forms of love and abuse, In Her Defence is enraging and moving at the same time' LITERARY REVIEW 'In Her Defence has pace, the lush backdrop of Rome, and many wonderfully wealthy characters destroying their lives' THE TIMES Everyone is watching . . . Wealthy and famous, Anna Finbow stands in court, accusing therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary to gain access to her trust fund. Jean claims that the dark memories she's helped Mary uncover are real. That therapy has offered her a chance to finally heal from childhood trauma, and she would be better off away from her family's damaging influence. I'll tell you now . . . you shouldn't believe either of them. 'Smart, elegant and endlessly unsettling' ABIGAIL DEAN 'A brilliant mix of courtroom drama, psychological thriller and love story' JP DELANEY 'A stunning debut' ERIN KELLY 'I was completely hooked from the first page to the very last!' MEGAN MIRANDA 'Beautifully written and brilliantly addictive' VALERIE KEOGH 'Haunting and twisty' LIV CONSTANTINE 'I devoured it' DEBBIE HOWELLS 'A star-making debut' JULIA HEABERLIN READERS ARE RAVING ABOUT IN HER DEFENCE 'WHAT. A. BOOK. I just finished and I am totally shook' 'Twisty, thrilling and unputdownable. If I could give it more than five stars I would' 'This book is so suspenseful it practically feels like horror' 'Razor-sharp plotting and deeply believable characters' 'I LOVE a courtroom drama, but this was so much more!' Vorwort Anatomy of a Scandal meets The Talented Mr Ripley in this juicy, page-turning courtroom drama about family, privilege, the dark side of therapy and the slippery nature of memory, perfect for fans of Patricia Highsmith, Abigail Dean and Gillian Flynn. Zusammenfassung 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. ...

Vorwort
Anatomy of a Scandal meets The Talented Mr Ripley in this juicy, page-turning courtroom drama about family, privilege, the dark side of therapy and the slippery nature of memory, perfect for fans of Patricia Highsmith, Abigail Dean and Gillian Flynn.

Autorentext
Philippa Malicka grew up in Essex and now lives in London. Her journalism has appeared in the Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Times and she is a graduate of the Fiction MA at the University of East Anglia. In Her Defence, a Reese's Book Club pick in February 2026, **is her first novel.

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A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK 2026
THE STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL FROM A NEW STAR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE

'So, so, so good! You don't know what's real and you don't know who to trust. I couldn't put it down . . . you're going to lose your mind over it' **REESE WITHERSPOON

**'A gripping courtroom drama I absolutely inhaled' ***GRAZIA

'A courtroom drama with the pulse of a thriller . . . kept me gripped from page one' ***PRIMA

'Dark and suspenseful, In Her Defence will keep you on your toes, questioning who to trust' WOMAN'S OWN

'Exploring many forms of love and abuse, In Her Defence is enraging and moving at the same time' ***LITERARY REVIEW

'In Her Defence has pace, the lush backdrop of Rome, and many wonderfully wealthy characters destroying their lives' ***THE TIMES

Everyone is watching . . .

Wealthy and famous, Anna Finbow stands in court, accusing therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary to gain access to her trust fund.

Jean claims that the dark memories she's helped Mary uncover are real. That therapy has offered her a chance to finally heal from childhood trauma, and she would be better off away from her family's damaging influence.

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

'Smart, elegant and endlessly unsettling' ABIGAIL DEAN
'A brilliant mix of courtroom drama, psychological thriller and love story' JP DELANEY
'A stunning debut' ERIN KELLY
'I was completely hooked from the first page to the very last!' MEGAN MIRANDA
'Beautifully written and brilliantly addictive' VALERIE KEOGH
'Haunting and twisty' LIV CONSTANTINE
'I devoured it' DEBBIE HOWELLS
'A star-making debut' JULIA HEABERLIN

READERS ARE RAVING ABOUT IN HER DEFENCE

'WHAT. A. BOOK. I just finished and I am totally shook'
'Twisty, thrilling and unputdownable. If I could give it more than five stars I would'
'This book is so suspenseful it practically feels like horror'
'Razor-sharp plotting and deeply believable characters'
'I LOVE a courtroom drama, but this was so much more!'

Zusammenfassung

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.