Final Witness

A gripping courtroom drama combining psychological suspense and political intrigue from the pen of ex-barrister-turned-crime novelist Simon Tolkien, grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien. It's the trial - and scandal - of Greta Grahame, the beautiful young wife of Minister of Defence Sir Peter Robinson, who is accused of conspiring to murder her predecessor, Peter's first wife, Anne. The prosecution's case heavily relies on the testimony of sixteen-year-old Thomas, Greta's stepson. The boy's motives are ambiguous, raising questions about whether he is grief-stricken, jealous, deceitful, or truthful in his claims. Simon Tolkien combines compelling courtroom drama and classic psychological suspense in this sharply etched page-turner. Previously published in 2003 as The Stepmother.