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The Interpreter

I raced through it. Brilliant writing, properly tense and a fascinating perspective on criminal trials with an interpreter protagonist

An ingenious premise, cleverly executed, THE INTERPRETER is multi-layered and intriguing, gripping from beginning to end

Sabine Durrant, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lie With Me

CLEVER, ATMOSPHERIC AND UTTERLY ABSORBING - I LOVED IT

In this stellar debut thriller... Robinson is marvelous at mining the moral murk of Revelle's choices, and chapters from the perspective of her stalker ratchet up the suspense. Minnette Walters fans will be delighted

Compelling and ingenious, this thriller explores the lengths people go to to protect others

Brutally honest about the trauma of adoption, and yet still written with affection about a woman who is desperate for justice, it is no surprise that it has already been bought by Hollywood

Brilliantly crafted and deliciously dark, The Interpreter forces us to question how far is too far when it comes to serving justice and protecting our loved ones, and whether the best of intentions can excuse cataclysmic outcomes. A propulsive and heartfelt page-turner

Erica Katz, author of The Boys’ Club and Fake

Robinson delivers an intricate debut thriller that plays with the tangled relationship between language, truth and justice in ways that will surprise even veteran crime readers

The most dangerous person in the courtroom isn’t the killer…

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The most dangerous person in the courtroom isn't the killer. . . 
 
Revelle is a court interpreter and knows the power of words. She spends her days translating for other people; murderers, fraudsters and their victims. She speaks their words. Only she knows exactly what they're saying. 
 
When she spots an injustice is about to take place, and a guilty man about to be labelled innocent, she has the power to twist an alibi to get the verdict she wants. The verdict she believes is correct. She's willing to risk it all. 
 
But someone knows what she's done. 
 
And they want justice. 
 
 
 
*Discover this clever, compulsive new thriller for fans of Louise Candlish, Sarah Vaughan and Harriet Tyce* 
 
© Brooke Robinson 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

Brooke Robinson grew up in Sydney and as a playwright, has had numerous plays commissioned and produced in her native Australia. In the UK, her work has been shown at the Old Vic theatre and London's Vault Festival. She studied drama at RADA (The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts) and City, University of London. The Interpreter is her debut novel.

The most dangerous person in the courtroom isn't the killer. . . 
 
A childhood spent moving around the world left Revelle Lee with an unusual gift - the ability to fluently speak 11 languages. Now, Revelle spends her days translating for witnesses, victims, and the accused across London crime scenes and courtrooms. It's a stressful job, though not as stressful as the process she is currently going through to adopt little boy, Elliot. She is determined to be the mother to him that she never had, and to make up for her own past mistakes. 
 
But when it seems a murderer will go free, Revelle puts the adoption and her job at risk, deliberately mis-translating the alibi to ensure he is found guilty. No one can ever find out that she interfered or she will lose her son and her livelihood. 
 
The problem is someone already knows what she's done... and they want justice of their own.

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