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A doctor in love with his patient's wife... A fatal mistake during surgery... Accident? Malpractice? Or murder? Defending a surgeon in a malpractice case, Jake Lassiter begins to suspect that his client is innocent of negligence...but guilty of murder. Add a sexy widow, a deadly drug, and a grave robbery to the stew, and you have Miami's trial of the century.Tags
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Got this as a freebie and was pleasantly surprised. Decent plot, fun characters, not predictable at all. I would have given it a higher rating if the "romance" hadn't been so ridiculous. It was almost like it was an afterthought. No chemistry, no buildup, nothing but wham-bam-thank-you-sir (sir instead of ma'am because ma'am was the aggressor in this case which also fell flat for me). Given that this was the first in a series, I'll give that "romance" a pass and see how I like the next one in the series.
clever plot with interesting methods of killing people- characters more than a little flat & formulaic. This is a first effort , though, so might try another
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- Canonical title
- To Speak for the Dead
- Original publication date
- 1990
- People/Characters
- Jake Lassiter
- Epigraph*
- Le coroner examinera le corps, les plaies et les coups, et le corps sera mis en terre. Et si le coroner arrive quand le corps et déjà sous terre, il n'oubliera pas de faire déterrer ledit corps. Et, quand l'enquête sera o... (show all)uverte, le coroner devra chercher à savoir s'il s'agit d'un crime u d'un accident. S'il s'agit d'un crime, il devra trouver qui était présent lors du forfait, et qui a sciemment assisté, dirigé, laissé faire ou dissimulé ledit forfait.
Anthony Fitzherbert, Le Nouveau Livre de justice, p.1545, AD - Dedication*
- Pour Alice, mon épouse. Elle m'émut alors, elle m'émeut toujours, et m'apprit tout ce que je sais de l'amour.
- First words*
- Il se rappelait encre les bruits - le hurlement des sirènes, le gémissement des blessés - et la puanteur, qui, mélange de cendres et de fumées, collait aux cheveux et aux vêtements.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Pour le prouver, Jake. Pour prouver que je suis un type bien.
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- Danish, Dutch, English, French
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- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
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