Thorn of Truth

'Readers are sure to find themselves captivated by the strength and determination of Anna Milburn in The Thorn of Truth.' - Lauren Brandenburg, award-winning author of The Death of Mungo Blackwell and The Marriage of Innis Wilkinson 'An endearing tale of how life does not always go according to plan. S.L. Russell reminds us why it is always important to do the right thing, despite the risk and the cost...' - Les Cowan, author of the David Hidalgo mystery series It was the worst bind, and I felt panic rising up inside me, threatening to steal my breath. Anna Milburn has been a working barrister for twenty years. But when a local drug lord is implicated in the murder of a young policeman, the case shakes her very foundations and threatens what she holds most dear… her only child.Biographical NoteSue Russell spent the longest span of her working life teaching childrenwith learning difficulties, following a PGCE at Cambridge and two yearsteaching English at the National Institute of Sciences in Indonesia. The Healing Knife is Sue's seventh novel.A tense, involving legal thriller revolving around a barrister and a face from a case from long ago. What is truth? And how does conscience and resolve affect our action?It was the worst bind, and I felt panic rising up inside me, threatening to steal my breath. Anna Milburn has been a working barrister for twenty years. But when a local drug lord is implicated in the murder of a young policeman, the case shakes her very foundations and threatens what she holds most dear… her only child."S.L. Russell masters the contemporary Christian novel in this beautifully compelling story of the consequences of treading the thin line between heart and conscience." C.F. Dunn, author of Wheel of Fortune and Mortal Fire