Book Review - The Protest by Rob Rinder - #HolidayReading Tenerife

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Title: The Protest

Author: Rob Rinder

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Penguin

Publication Date: 19th June 2025 

Rating: 4 Stars

A world-famous artist. A fatal brush with death.

At a star-studded opening night for the Royal Academy’s celebration of renowned artist Max Bruce, someone is hiding a dark secret.

As the night reaches its climax and Max addresses his admirers, the occasion takes a shocking turn when a protester runs from the crowd and sprays the artist with blue paint.

Max collapses and it soon turns out that the paint was laced with cyanide. Someone has been plotting to kill him.

All evidence points to the protestor – and newly qualified barrister Adam Green is assigned the impossible task of their defence.

But could there be others who wanted Max dead?

I am really enjoying this series from Rob Rinder, and it was great to catch up with Adam again. 

This time he is working on two very different cases, one far more glamorous than the other. 

I love seeing this side of crime, as we see how Adam helps prepare the cases for court, plus also tries to be supportive to others at his chambers. 

I am also still a massive fan of the phone calls Adam gets from his mother, which are typically light relief and entertaining, while also feeling fairly familiar to me personally. 

It's another really interesting book, and I'll be keen to read more in the series in the future. 

Thank you to Penguin and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.