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The Trials of Lila Dalton

By: L.J. Shepherd
Narrated by: Hannah Vanderheide
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Summary

Lila Dalton has no memory of how she got to this courtroom. The man in the docks is accused of mass murder, and she’s his barrister – but she can’t remember anything about the case. She can’t remember anything at all.

Lila is stranded on an island hundreds of miles from the UK, where the most serious crimes go to trial. The next plane out doesn’t leave for days.

And she’s being watched. Someone keeps breaking into her hotel room to leave cryptic notes, threatening her with deadly consequences if she doesn’t get her client off...

Can Lila Dalton win her case and solve the mystery of her own identity?

©2024 L.J. Shepherd (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing

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'Unputdownable.' (Sophie Hannah, author of The Carrier)

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Bizarre nonsense

Was really looking forward to this but my final thought on finishing was “What the he*l??!!”. A great premise that goes all over the shop with random nonsensical theories, mind control on a remote island, murders and something about 7s and 8s. I listened to the end to see if all would become clear, it didn’t do honestly do not waste your time. Life is too short.

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Good concept, but then the plot went in too many different directions

A riveting concept: a barrister wakes up in court with no memory of who she is or what case she is arguing, but there is a defendant to defend and a mysterious threat outside the courtroom. The book had a captivating start, where you follow the protagonist as she slowly pieces together information about herself. The author did a good job at capturing the confusion, fear and frustration one would feel in that situation. And the wins and losses of the legal proceedings were an absolute treat. I was fully engrossed in the story up until the last third where I feel the story looses clear direction, with too many different themes thrown in. I did not predict the two big plot twists at the end, but they didn’t feel fully satisfying because of all the ‘noise’ in the storyline.

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couldn't finish it

it was a good concept, but the plot is confusing and a bit all over the place. I couldn't follow the story at all, had to stop midway

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Ridiculous story

I went with this because of the rave reviews but omg it was ridiculous. It went around in circles & very unsatisfying end. Some clever ideas but maybe save them for 10 or more novels- felt like the author threw the kitchen sink at this one.

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Not good ending

Because of the ending feel I wasted my time, I expected more, not much of a twist...meh!

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Story hard to appreciate due to poor narration.

The narrator’s pitch or pace hardly varied which made it hard to enjoy the story.

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so very dull

not the best book. story was stagnant the narrator was difficult to listen to and all in all it just wasn't good

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Wish I hadn’t listened

The story was so far fetched I wish I had switched off half way through. Still not certain what the strut was.

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Such a fascinating story

Excellent story, I was hooked, twists and turns and such a creative story, not a concept I've come a cross before - very clever indeed

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Twists, turns, and revelations

This purposefully confusing beginning pays off. As the reader, we, along with Lila Dalton, know only what she knows. Only what the author wants us to know and when we should know it. A barrister with amnesia is facing a jury of twelve strangers. A puzzle with missing pieces that take Lila Dalton to some dark and dangerous places. Twists, turns, and revelations that make a fellow author jealous. I was totally hooked.

Just when you think the story is tying up nicely…💥BANG💥…another jaw dropping twist.

This debut novel is an absolute belter. I can only hope that we get more from L. J. Shepherd.

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