This was a captivating read. Scott Finn and Tom Kozlowski not only try to uncover why an 'innocent' has been in jail for fifteen years, no, it's also about the survival of their loved ones.
Just before Christmas, Finn is supposed to help a young lawyer convict a convicted person years ago to prove his innocence. It soon turns out that the Boston police are corrupt and also their laboratories. They were bought by Central American Mafiosi. The judge who handles this case is not necessarily on Finns side and demands multiple proofs for the innocence of his client. But this is a dangerous venture. There are many dead and seriously injured, including Kozlowski's new girlfriend and coworker from Finn.
It was exciting from the first to the last page. ( )

Imagine that you are an immigrant who has come to America to avoid the persecution and certain murder of your extended family in your home country. You are a skilled physician with a newborn daughter. A detective is assaulted and shot. She was investigating a vicious gang from your home country, whom you had treated as you do any patient that needs help. You are accused, convicted, and sent to prison.

A young lawyer has taken up your case. He is butchered with a machete. Before his death, he had spoken to a locally famous trial lawyer who also is prone to take on causes that need attention. His colleagues, a private eye and a young lawyer, have fallen in love. She is hacked-up and they are attacked. The local police force pilliaries these three for trying to release a hated attacker of a police officer.

There is DNA from fingernail scrapings of the original victim. The new lawyer gets the toxicology report as a hearing is set by a curious judge.

Is it possible that if the expert declares it certain that there is a DNA match, the accused may still be innocent?

Innocence is an apt title for a finely written book exploring the innocence of a variety of these interesting characters. David Hosp has an excellent grasp of storytelling. As I read these pages, the momentum built to the point that I could not put the book down until I was done, smiling at the mysteries that flowed from the pages like water from a mountain stream. I was on a 14 hour flight to Japan, which passed like moments.

If you enjoy, tension, emotion, and blossoming love, you will be delighted to have sat down with this wonderful work. Mr. Hosp has blended each of these emotions together with the background of chilling crime.

A legal thriller that at times is predictable but a pretty good read. I didn't care for all the vulgarity from the secretary but most of the other characters seemed believable. I still like Grisham better. ( )

When fellow attorney, Mark Dobson, approaches Scott Finn to assist in a pro bono case, his initial instinct is to turn it down. While Finn doesn't commit to taking the case, he does agree to meet the client by visiting the prison where he is serving time for assaulting a police officer. Following that meeting, Finn decides to represent this client in getting the DA's office to release DNA samples recovered from the victim's fingernails. These samples have never been tested, and if the results prove this client innocent, it would turn into a civil lawsuit worth millions. Finn's agreement is to appear in Judge Cavanaugh's courtroom to present arguments allowing the DNA be tested. Following that, Finn will sign off as an attorney for this client, leaving the rest to Dobson. But when Dobson ends up being hacked to death with a machete, Finn's failure to file the necessary paperwork leaves hims smack dab in the forefront of a case that is rapidly turning deadly. Hosp has written another fast-paced novel with extremely likable characters. ( )