We are delighted to announce that we have signed the twelfth book in the Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers series by Simon Michael: gritty, hard-boiled mysteries set in 1960s London and featuring maverick barrister Charles Holborne.
Here, Simon tells us what to expect from the latest instalment:
“Book twelve sees a return to the London courts for Charles Holborne. In many ways this case is the most shocking of those I have fictionalised, and it happened recently to some of my own clients. It involves the prosecution of an eminent, well-respected surgeon who misuses his bedside manner in order to play God with the lives of his patients, maiming — and in some cases — killing them.
“Despite all the dangers to which Charles was exposed in the earlier books in the series, from the Kray twins and other gangsters, in many ways he is more at risk in this book than in any other. The stakes get higher and higher until the point where everything he has — his practice, his reputation and his marriage — are on the line. It resolves some long-standing story and character arcs with which existing fans will be very familiar.
“My relationship with Sapere Books has lasted eleven books and over a decade. If this is to be the last Charles Holborne adventure — at least for a while — it is only fitting that Sapere Books should be the team to publish it.”
The Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers series is available from Amazon now.
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