A hit and run. A deadly secret. An accidental killer playing both sides.
Rushing his pregnant wife to hospital, Jack’s perfect family life is shattered when, after accidentally hitting a child on a bicycle, he panics and races off to save his unborn baby.
At twenty-three-weeks pregnant, Jack’s wife must avoid stress or risk losing their daughter. As a criminal defence lawyer, Jack knows that’s impossible once he owns up to his crime.
Torn between his family’s survival and his need to do the right thing, Jack ultimately decides to confess, until close friend, DCI Clara Higgins, accidentally reveals another suspect has been detained.
So begins Jack’s ever-increasing web of deception. By defending the man he knows is innocent, he can infiltrate the police investigation and buy his wife and baby the time they need. But as the lines of innocence and guilt blur, he finds himself lead down an even darker road heading for a deadly outcome.
A twisty, race-against-time thriller that you will devour in one sitting.
Book info: 354 pages. Publisher: Hera. Publication Date: 10 Sept 2026.
My Thoughts.
WOW. WOW. WOW.
N.J. Hatton’s DEBUT novel Truth Will Out was published in September and although I read an advanced copy in August, I can’t stop thinking about it and need to tell everyone I know to read it NOW.
This is what I can only describe as a fast-paced, sphincter-clenching, gut-wrenching, thought-provoking kind of thriller that grabs the reader by the short ‘n curlies, spins them round and round and drops them in a steaming pot of OMGs.
I’ve not going to rehash the blurb above as you can see what the book is about, but I will say from the opening chapter to the final page the reader is taken on an emotional rollercoaster as this book explores everything from moral dilemmas, guilt and morality to making life-changing decisions that could tear apart your world within minutes.
Truth Will Out will have you question exactly what YOU would do in this tragic situation. Torn between shock and empathy, the reader will experience so many emotions that a lie-down in a comfy chair is highly recommended at the end.
This is one of the fastest and easiest 5 star reviews I’ve written in ages.
