Lilly Valentine, tough-talking lawyer and single mother, never makes things easy for herself, and the latest case is about to become her biggest challenge yet. Britain is gripped by the threat of gang violence - the media coverage of street crime is relentless, depicting a country flooded with guns and drugs. So when a notorious girl gang is charged with attempted murder after a victim is left for dead, sympathy is left in short supply. Lilly Valentine takes on the case and is determined to uncover the truth, whatever the cost...