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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Allen Eskens is an exceptional writer! I love how he writes a series with a main character, Max Rupert, and incorporates characters from his previous stories to have a central part in each new book. In this installment, Max is still trying to figure out who killed his wife while solving the murder of an attorney’s wife. Eskens knows how to create characters who are easily likeable and a story line that immediately sucks you in. In some ways I view crime/suspense genre authors like a professional baseball pitcher. The 'wind up' sets the stage with characters, situations and of course, the inciting incident aka crime. In some cases it takes a while for the pitcher to grip the ball, or in this case, story in order that it flies towards the catcher correctly. Since a 'change up' pitch can shift speed, some authors tend to pace the story evenly and in some cases slow it down. Such is the case with this one which plods along nicely, slows then speeds up dramatically over the last 20 pages. Here Eskens not only changes the pitch, but throws in a last minute showstopper, which isn't unusual with best seller crime writing. I like what he did with this Max Rupert story, though in some ways I saw it coming. Regardless its well written, characters are shallow but interesting and the finale is worth waiting for. no reviews | add a review
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HTML:FEATURING THREE CHARACTERS FROM THE BESTSELLING BOOK-CLUB FAVORITE THE LIFE WE BURY, THIS NOVEL EXPLORES A RIVETING MURDER CASE TOLD FROM TWO OPPOSING PERSPECTIVES. Detective Max Rupert and attorney Boady Sanden's friendship is being pushed to the breaking point. Max is convinced that Jennavieve Pruitt was killed by her husband, Ben. Boady is equally convinced that Ben, his client, is innocent. As the case unfolds, the two are forced to confront their own personal demons. Max is still struggling with the death of his wife four years earlier, and the Pruitt case stirs up old memories. Boady hasn't taken on a defense case since the death of an innocent client, a man Boady believes he could have saved but didn't. Now he is back in court, with student Lila Nash at his side, and he's determined to redeem himself for having failed in the past. Vividly told from two opposing perspectives, the truth about the stunning death of Jennavieve Pruitt remains a mystery until the very end. From the Trade Paperback edition.. No library descriptions found. |
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This is the story of a homicide detective who is struggling four years after the violent death of his wife and a lawyer who is retired from practice, teaching at Hamline University after his own tragedy of not doing right by a young client. The story revolves around the death of a socialite wife of a lawyer and Rupert is one of the detectives on the case, and the lawyer requests the retired lawyer to represent him. The detective and the retired lawyer used to be friends. It is an interesting mystery with twists and turns as is to be expected. I really was frustrated with the detective. I can't say that I found him that likable. The lawyer was more likable. The court room drama was good; murder, betrayal, deception, perjury, injustice, conspiracies or sex. This book had murder, it had betrayal, deception, perjury, and sex. There were a number of possible bad guys. "A genre of dramatic fiction which focuses on law enforcement, crime, detective-based mystery-solving, lawyer work or civil litigation.” and it had all of this. ( )