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It's fine to go off the deep end sometimes as long as the plot and twists are plentifully well nourished.

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Oct 29, Randy Grossman rated it it was ok. A POOR soap opera I'm glad this wasn't the first book I read by Ciccone I may never had read some his other more interesting stories. Pass this one up Ciccone has better work. Jan 28, Debra Myers rated it really liked it. Could not put it down! Lots of mystery and intrigue. Exciting up to the very last page.

Dec 10, Anthony Yvonnica rated it it was amazing. I guess I figured out who did it early in the book, there were many clues, but it took to the closing chapters to find out for sure. Well crafted mystery story. Feb 18, Heather rated it liked it. Overall, this is a decent book. The writing is basically good and moves along at a fairly good rate.

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I enjoyed the humor and sarcasm of the main character. That being said, this could be a much better book. The beginning few chapters are a little boring and don't do a good job of drawing the reader in. Especially because it's hard to tell what the book is going to be about. While the writing is decent at telling what is happening, character development is not present.

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Or why he feels the way he does. If it's explained, it's not enough to be a character driving force. All other characters are even more superficially described. I leave the book knowing the most about the one who did it than anyone else. As a lawyer, I just can't trust Jack. And boy is that evident. For such a brilliant lawyer, he sure is dumb. Not believable and it was quite annoying.

It's pretty easy to figure out who done it, but not so easy to figure out why. The book comes to a screeching halt after it is revealed who the murderer is and the explanation of how and why begins.

The wit and snark of the previous chapters is gone and is replaced with wordy lengthy cloudy talk of how things went down. It is so convoluted that it sort of explains why Jack is so dumb as a murder prosecutor. How could he have discovered all this far fetched stuff out? If there had been more in-depth character development, if Jack was a smarter lawyer, if the end was cleaned up and reader digest-ed, this would be a much better book.

Readers who are familiar with Cooperstown and Saratoga, NY will definitely enjoy the scenery. People who like to figure out murder mysteries will like the who done it part, Anyone who is interested in how society is judge and jury rather than relying on the justice system will relate to the overall plot. Jan 23, Nancy Ahyee rated it liked it. It was really good The author has a good storytelling style so it was an easy read for a while. But once they started getting into the case, it got really convoluted really fast, and I found it hard to believe that the prosecutor's instincts were just off.

There's too much that needs to be "explained" after the trial. All in all an ok read, but the resolution should have been more believable.

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May 17, Nancy Hubler rated it really liked it. It was pretty good. I am a reader of mysteries, and pride myself on having an idea of the villain early on, not so here, although I was right, I wasn't absolutely sure until the last chapter. Jan 14, Phyllis Manning rated it really liked it. This is a very absorbing book. It didn't have the ending I would have preferred, but it worked perfectly just as it was.

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Apr 01, Leann rated it really liked it. Great Read Enjoyed this book quite a bit. The author does a great job of character development, and unexpected twists and turns. Will read more from this author! Feb 19, deborah trout rated it it was amazing. Crooked This book has so many twists and turns of plot I had a hard time keeping up with who was telling the truth about anything. Quite a good whodunit, though. Feb 06, Kathy rated it really liked it. Lawson is a fascinating character, and I hope to find more books with him as the protagonist.

While the author took liberties with the legal system and evidentiary rulings, he still did a yeoman's job presenting a fascinating legal thriller with a cast of interesting characters like Laney Bang, Amber Jazz, and Marissa Anderson. While there was one obvious clue, I still never realized the full extent of the mystery until the last page. It's fine to go off the deep end sometimes as long as the plot and twists are plentifully well nourished. Oct 29, Randy Grossman rated it it was ok. A POOR soap opera I'm glad this wasn't the first book I read by Ciccone I may never had read some his other more interesting stories.

Pass this one up Ciccone has better work. Jan 28, Debra Myers rated it really liked it. Could not put it down! Lots of mystery and intrigue. Exciting up to the very last page. Dec 10, Anthony Yvonnica rated it it was amazing. I guess I figured out who did it early in the book, there were many clues, but it took to the closing chapters to find out for sure. Well crafted mystery story. Feb 18, Heather rated it liked it. Overall, this is a decent book. The writing is basically good and moves along at a fairly good rate.

The main character is Jack. We know a lot about his lost love and their relationship, but we never really get a good feel about anything else about him. We are told that he's from a rich powerful lawyer family, but I only know about his relationship with his grandmother. Not much about the parents or siblings. Or why he feels the way he does. If it's explained, it's not enough to be a character driving force. All other characters are even more superficially described. I leave the book knowing the most about the one who did it than anyone else. As a lawyer, I just can't trust Jack.

And boy is that evident. For such a brilliant lawyer, he sure is dumb. Not believable and it was quite annoying. It's pretty easy to figure out who done it, but not so easy to figure out why. The book comes to a screeching halt after it is revealed who the murderer is and the explanation of how and why begins. The wit and snark of the previous chapters is gone and is replaced with wordy lengthy cloudy talk of how things went down.

It is so convoluted that it sort of explains why Jack is so dumb as a murder prosecutor. How could he have discovered all this far fetched stuff out? If there had been more in-depth character development, if Jack was a smarter lawyer, if the end was cleaned up and reader digest-ed, this would be a much better book. Readers who are familiar with Cooperstown and Saratoga, NY will definitely enjoy the scenery. People who like to figure out murder mysteries will like the who done it part, Anyone who is interested in how society is judge and jury rather than relying on the justice system will relate to the overall plot.

Jan 23, Nancy Ahyee rated it liked it. It was really good The author has a good storytelling style so it was an easy read for a while. But once they started getting into the case, it got really convoluted really fast, and I found it hard to believe that the prosecutor's instincts were just off.

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There's too much that needs to be "explained" after the trial. All in all an ok read, but the resolution should have been more believable. May 17, Nancy Hubler rated it really liked it. It was pretty good.

I am a reader of mysteries, and pride myself on having an idea of the villain early on, not so here, although I was right, I wasn't absolutely sure until the last chapter. Jan 14, Phyllis Manning rated it really liked it. This is a very absorbing book. It didn't have the ending I would have preferred, but it worked perfectly just as it was.