Sally Smith

Sally Smith, former King’s Counsel and lifelong Inner Temple barrister, now writes full time. After publishing a biography of Sir Edward Marshall Hall KC, she turned to fiction. Her debut novel, A Case of Mice and Murder, draws on the Inner Temple’s rich history and introduces reluctant sleuth Sir Gabriel Ward KC.

Guest Appearances
June 18, 2025

Barrister’s new mystery novel offers glimpse inside the Inner Temple

Since it was seized from the Knights Templar in the 14th century, the Inner Temple in London has housed acolytes of a different sort: men (and eventually women) who serve as advocates...