Reviews round-up
The Proof of My Innocence
by Jonathan Coe
3 of 5 critics positive
8 reviews: 3 positives, 1 mixed, 1 pan; 3 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Positive
Read the review ↗“Coe’s delectable whodunit”
The Proof of My Innocence by Jonathan Coe
Positive
Read the review ↗“a whodunnit with a villain hiding in plain sight”
The Proof of My Innocence by Jonathan Coe review – a blue murder mystery
Positive
Read the review ↗“a hugely fun political satire of the Truss days”
Jonathan Coe’s new novel is a hugely fun political satire of the Truss days
Mixed
Read the review ↗“a thinly disguised polemic wrapped in a well-plotted murder mystery”
Jonathan Coe’s The Proof of My Innocence — the nation in a state
Pan
Read the review ↗“comes off as sour and petulant”
The Proof of My Innocence by Jonathan Coe review: 'grumpy and smug'
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗It’s a Mystery. No, It’s a Campus Novel. No, It’s Autofiction. (Published 2025)
Verdicts are read from each outlet's own headline and summary; quotes are their words, credited and linked. Where a paywalled summary does not give the critic's view, we say so rather than guess. How it works.
