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THE GRAVES of Whitechapel by Claire Evans (Sphere, £18.99) takes place in the 1880s and features Old Bailey barrister Cage Lackmann.
He’s famous for only ever defending the innocent and for using his courtroom brilliance to save them against seemingly impossible odds.
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