This modern day story is based on a real 16th century trial and I for one was intrigued.

Obsession, love affairs and murder are the name of the game and both incidences collide to bring a courtroom drama to life in the most dramatic way.
A lawyer uses a case from the past to help himself set free from murder. His barrister compares both cases and hopes for the same outcome where a man who killed his daughter escape the gallows.
I really enjoyed this book and hopefully the book will be edited and ironed out before the publication. At the moment it is a little messy with grammar and dialogue but that said it is an interesting and brilliant tale..

I really enjoyed this book I found it flowed well and hooked me right from the start and kept me hooked all the way through. There were some grammatical errors that were noticed as I was reading but that didn't distract me from the story which had such an exciting premise and for me lived up to that.

"Precedent refers to a legal principle or rule established in a previous court decision that is used as a benchmark for deciding subsequent cases with similar facts or issues."

In 1573, the legal principle of transferred malice was applied "by which the intent to kill a wife was transferred to (the daughter). The poisoned apple meant for the wife was instead ingested by the daughter. The husband/father, with intent to poison his wife, was executed. His accomplice who provided the poison was set free.

Criminal law defense practitioner Roger Ede has written a fascinating read of a fictitious case demonstrating the miscarriage of justice.

DCI Victor Shadwell- "A good police force is one that catches more crooks than it employs". Shadwell is "shady".

Kate-Studies for a Degree in Forensics and Crime Investigation. She currently runs a PI business with the help of her employee, Chi. They have been hired to determine whether prominent lawyer, Ian Blake is having an affair.

Ian Blake-Mesmerized by high-end call girl, Stella. His marriage, broken and potential appointment to the bench, probably compromised.

Annie Blake-Her insistence upon a PI investigation into Ian's activities set an upcoming crime in motion; a murder would be committed.

Soon, a flawed police investigation under the auspices of DCI Victor Shadwell is undertaken. Compromised tactics would cause some evidence to be withheld, other evidence destroyed. Photos secretly snapped create blackmail opportunities. Pin the murder on an entrapped individual? Why not. Create a betting ring to cash in on the outcome of the trial? Sure. Manipulate the jury? For certain.

"Poisonous" is an eye-opening legal thriller with many crusaders for justice butting heads with those willing to corrupt the legality and fairness of the justice system in this legal novel.

Thank you Troubador Publishing Ltd. and Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley for the gifted copy. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Poisonous follows a story in 1572 where a man killed his daughter with a poisonous apple meant for his wife. By the legal doctrine of transferred malice, the intent to murder the wife, so that he could be with his mistress, was transferred to the daughter, and he was executed. Fast forward to the present day with a high-end call that leads to his trial for murder.

This was absolutely a very different kind of read for me. Truthfully, I enjoyed the premise and plot of the story. I liked the story because it is different from what I've read before. I personally like the modern take of taking something from the past and using it in the present. However, there were a few parts that I found were a bit hard to understand. The issues were all grammatical errors, and I know that for some this can really make or break a story for them. Overall, those details didn't deterred me from reading the book. I don't think that it ruined the premise or plot, at least not for me. I just find that this story is intriguing when lawyers can take one case and use it for another and use it to convince the guilt or innocence of a man. It's insane how one case can affect another if someone can really pick up on it. Anyway, this really did keep me glued til the end.

This was a really well done murder novel, it uses the historical setting perfectly and was hooked from the first page. I enjoyed getting to figure out what was happening and what the characters were up to. The plot was everything that I was expecting and was written well from Roger Ede.