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No one writes legal suspense like Perri O'Shaughnessy. Blending powerful human drama with legal thrills, mystery, humor, and unforgettable characters, the New York Times bestselling author has created a uniquely entertaining series of novels centered around lawyer and single mother Nina Reilly. Now, in a masterful new novel, Nina's investigation into an unsolved murder takes her on a dark journey strewn with old crimes, bitter truths, and heart-stopping danger.For Nina Reilly, the mountain show more town of Lake Tahoe is home. It's where she forged a successful career as a tough, resourceful attorney--and raised her teenage son, Bob, alone. Back from a stint in Monterey, where her love life took a tumble, Nina has returned to her Tahoe law office with her old friends Sandy Whitefeather and Sandy's son, Wish. It isn't long before she has a new client whose wife was shot and killed during a casino-district robbery two years before. The police have no suspects, and the robbery victims, three students, lied about their identities and are hiding outside California and the reach of the court.Two of the witnesses have fled to a village not far from the home of Bob's father, Kurt Scott, in Germany. As Nina tries to unravel the mystery of one violent Tahoe night, a harrowing journey begins--one that takes her from the dark underworld of Tahoe's casinos to the halls of a prestigious East Coast university to Europe and an emotional reunion with Kurt.
As old feelings are rekindled, Nina's case turns violent. Everyone has something to hide--the brilliant but unstable mathematics student who has made an astonishing discovery, the owner of a motel where the shooting took place, and the shooter, who has turned the whole case into a gigantic lie.
Filled with all the rich drama, stunning surprises, and ingenious twists we have come to expect from this incomparable storyteller, Case of Lies will grab you from the very first page and never let you go as it speeds to its incredible conclusion.
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I didn't like this as much as some of the previous Nina Reilly books. I figured out what was going to happen fairly early on. Nina has always had character flaws. While bothersome they made her more real (who wants a perfect character, right?), but I thought that some of her behavior was unprofessional and unethical. Overall, the book was well written, but I came away liking Nina a bit less.
I thought it was very suspenseful! I had a hard time putting it down ... I was actually happy when I only had two hundred pages to go because I figured I could finish it in a day. Ironically enough, I knew who the shooter was three pages in and I still found it incredibly suspenseful and well-written! I suck at math to the 10th degree and I still enjoyed this book immensely!
Adrianne
Adrianne
The book was a little slow at first, but in the second half it picked up. Didn't like all of the mathmatical terms, that was a tad boring. I didn't guess the killer so I had to read it until the end. Very good book.
Not very good. The writing isn't very good & the plot was dopey & nonsensical. The stuff about prime numbers was more fun.
good; I actually learned some interesting info about prime numbers.
Lake Tahoe lawyer. Pen name for sisters
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Perri O'Shaughnessy is the pen name for sisters Pamela and Mary O'Shaughnessy, who live in Hawaii and California. Pamela was a trial lawyer for sixteen years, and Mary is a former editor.
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- Original publication date
- 2005-07
- People/Characters
- Nina Reilly
- Epigraph
- The behavior of fundamental particles is essentially random. -HEISENBERG
- Dedication
- To our brother, Patrick. He helped thousands of California workers in his law practice, and in his private life he loved fully.
- First words
- Nina Reilly lay on her stomach, her eyes closed, a white washcloth draped over her backside.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Nina picked up her sweater, shook her head, smiling, and went upstairs to bed.
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- English, German
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