Dissection of a Murder

by Jo Murray · 2026

Dissection of a Murder is a razor‑sharp legal thriller that follows young barrister Leila Reynolds as she is thrust into her first murder case – the killing of a well‑known judge. The defendant, Jack Millman, insists that only Leila can defend him, yet he refuses to speak, leaving her to build a case from silence. To make matters more tangled, the prosecutor is none other than her husband, the man who taught her everything about the law. As Leila navigates a courtroom full of liars, she must confront hidden secrets from her own past while fighting to keep her client out of prison and her marriage intact. The novel delivers relentless twists, courtroom drama, and a battle between truth and deception.