The Justice Game

Terrific Read! My 1st read of a novel by Randy Singer. Will definitely be adding his other titles to my "wish to read" list.

Cover says, "[Singer] is every bit as enjoyable as John Grisham." This quote doesn't belong on the cover of Singer's novel. This is a much more riveting legal thriller than any John Grisham novel that I've ever read.

Regardless of one's opinion on the 2nd Amendment, this novel could open the doors to thoughtful conversation. I'd love to hear the conversation that this novel might trigger not only for the discussion of the 2nd Amendment but for the discussion among scholars and students of law.

I was not at all familiar with Singer's other works, of which there are apparently quite a few. The story unfolded smoothly, and the characters were pretty well-drawn and interesting. The premise was unusual. Justice Inc. is an organization that conducts "shadow trials" of big cases in order to come up with the expected outcome in time for its corporate clients to sell/buy stock and make a profit. When two of its "alumni" lawyers meet up on opposite sides of a landmark gun-control case, they find themselves being manipulated by a blackmailer and have to find a way to do what he commands in order to protect their personal secrets.

It's a sad commentary on our times that I found the idea of an organization such as Justice Inc. completely show more plausible, but my credulity was strained at the coincidence that two young lawyers would both not only be alumni of the same organization but also have deep, dark secrets in their past that would tempt them to cooperate with a blackmailer influencing the case. Far more interesting was the actual case, a debate on whether gun manufacturers are responsible when criminals use their product to commit a crime. In an introduction, Singer says he was at pains not to promote one side over the other, and he does allow both sides to make strong points. In a real-life nod to the Justice Inc. he created for the narrative, Singer says he presented the case to his own "shadow jury", and the outcome of the book's trial reflects the decision of that focus group. Overall, it was an interesting, enjoyable read, although it felt a bit preachy at times. I would definitely consider reading other books written by Singer. show less

If you are an avid reader of books in the legal genre, you'll love this.

High profile trials are big business and Justice Inc, a company that deals in projecting trial decisions, earns its money by advising investment managers how to invest on the companies affected by trial outcomes.

Jason Noble worked for Justice Inc., playing his lawyer role before shadow juries--juries selected to mimic the real jury--to get to the decision before the actual trial came to a close thus allowing Justice Inc. investors to invest accordingly. He was eventually fired from his position because he was too good, going that extra mile in the trial process and outshining the actual lawyers on the case and affecting the verdict of the shadow juries.

Kelly show more Starling, another past Justice Inc. employee, had left the company several years ago and was working for a large firm. When a young, pregnant, female reporter gets killed in the studio by an irate man she was investigating, a lawsuit develops against the manufacturer of the weapon and Kelly becomes the lawyer for the plaintiff--the woman's husband.

Jason had opened his own practice and finds himself representing MD Firearms, the defendant in the case.

Both with personal secrets they would rather stay hidden, Kelly and Jason become the victims of blackmail by an individual named Luthor who is attempting to manipulate them and the outcome of the trial.

An engrossing book with an interesting perspective on jury selection and the big business that goes on behind the scenes of major trials.

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Very good book. A legal thriller with twists that I hadn't encountered before.

Released by a Christian publisher, but I wouldn't be afraid about recommending this to anyone as it stands very well on it's own merits.

This story was very similar to Runaway Jury by John Grisham. Somewhat of a jury consulting firm that goes after a gun manufacturer for wrongful death. It wasn't quite as fast paced as the Grisham book, but it was a decent read.

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