A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer

Danny and Beth travel up to the West End to celebrate their engagement. They end the evening in a wine bar where criminal barrister Spencer Craig is celebrating his birthday. Although the two men dont meet, their lives will never be the same. For, an hour later, one of them is arrested for murder, while the other ends up as chief witness. Paperback , 616 pages Published October 17th 2008 by Pan Publishing (first published March 4th 2008)