Next Of Kin

Kia Abdullah, HQ, £14.99

When three year-old Max dies after being locked in a baking hot car on the hottest day of the year, his aunt Leila, a successful career woman, faces trial for manslaughter.

Was it a tragic accident, an act of sheer forgetfulness – or was it a deliberate decision to stop off on the way to Max’s nursery to deal with a work crisis?

There are twists and turns aplenty, as lawyers battle it out – culminating in a surprise bombshell.