"A haunting and twisty story of obsession, memory, and the blurred line between healing and harm. Part courtroom drama, part psychological love story, In Her Defense will stay with you long after you've turned the final page." -Liv Constantine, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish

"A brilliant, star-making debut--a potent courtroom drama packed with complex characters, deft psychological twists, and buttery prose. The narrator is not so much unreliable as a mystery even to herself, and you'll be reading way past midnight to solve the puzzle of who she is." -Julia Heaberlin, bestselling author of We Are All the Same in the Dark

"Smart, elegant, and endlessly unsettling. This is a novel full of delicious, vivid details: the ambiguous characters, the unforgettable settings, the unnerving psychology." -Abigail Dean, New York Times bestselling author of Girl A

"A riveting, seductive novel about the exploitation of power and control, expertly crafted and not to be missed!" - Sophie Stava, New York Times bestselling author of Count My Lies

"What a beautifully written debut! Compulsively readable, a brilliant mix of courtroom drama, psychological thriller and love story, it pulls off the rare trick of being an unputdownable page-turner with real emotional depth. I can't wait to see what Malicka does next" -JP Delaney, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Before

'A stunning debut that jumps deftly between courtroom thriller and a twisting, tender tale of lust, trust, friendship and betrayal.' - Erin Kelly, internationally bestselling author of He Said / She Said

"[A] bewitching debut... the crackling story toggles effortlessly from past to present as the depth of the characters' betrayals and manipulations comes out in open court. This serpentine courtroom drama will captivate readers." --Publishers Weekly