In Her Defence: A Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, February 2026. A dark and gripping courtroom drama for fans of Gillian Flynn and Jo Murray

Name: In Her Defence: A Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, February 2026. A dark and gripping courtroom drama for fans of Gillian Flynn and Jo Murray
Rating: 3.6666667461395264 (3 reviews)

Philippa Malicka

Feb 2026 · Hachette UK

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

'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' PRIMA
'Dark and suspenseful' WOMAN'S OWN
'Enraging and moving at the same time' LITERARY REVIEW
'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 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!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

***A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK 2026*** THE STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL FROM A NEW STAR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE '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' PRIMA 'Dark and suspenseful' ...

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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.

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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