Who Will Be Your Judge

Written by Edie Watney Judd

Narrated by Nathaniel Tapley

Who Will Be Your Judge is a historical mystery thriller that starts during WW2 and continues into 1960's gangland London. Two small brothers, Billy and Richard, experience a difficult childhood when growing up in the East End.
Evacuated from London during the Blitz, they are sheltered at the House of Nazareth and under the control of some viscous nuns. Life there is so bad that they prefer to go back to the bombs of London. The war, however, claims the lives of both their parents, and they are rehomed once more at Barnardo's until separated by adoption. George Seagrave adopts Richard and takes him to his family in the country where Richard has to adapt to strict Victorian rules. Billy in turn is claimed by a poor, childless couple in the East End.
As they grow, Billy's dream of becoming a professional boxer vanishes as he develops epilepsy. Bitter and angry he gets involved in smash and grab raids as he promises himself to get out of poverty. He works his way up to become a club owner in the West End. Richard, now a priest, hears about Billy's raids and tries to persuade his brother to give up that lifestyle. It is only when Billy is asked to clear his grandmothers flat and finds a letter a letter which contains a secret that everything starts to change for both him and Richard. This is a very powerful novel about family, war and gangland culture.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
• Release date: Apr 28, 2021
• ISBN: 9781800469679

Edie Watney Judd

Edie Watney Judd was born in Hungary. She moved to England in 1986. In her spare time she studied writing at The Ardingly College and was inspired to write this book by her tutor Fredrick E Smith. She’s a member of The New Writing South, an associate of the Society of Authors and currently a Biomedical Scientist specialising in Microbiology. Edie regularly sings with the Royal Choral Society and is based between Brighton and London.

Reviews for Who Will Be Your Judge

[claire jenkinsrobinson · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

The awful music at the start is too distracting. Probably a decent book but the opening irritated me so much I just couldn’t get into it