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Review Date: 10/5/2006
Helpful Score: 1
I was intrigued by the synopsis then ordered it from Barnes & Noble. Once I started reading it, I realized the author is new and seems to be a rambler. It drags on for the first 63 pages with details the reader may get bored with quickly as I did. But then it starts to heat up. I say give this book a chance.
Review Date: 8/30/2005
Huge Grisham fan; I write in the genre. This is one of his mediocre books. It is, however, funny and cynical, at times. I would recommend this book to those whom are fans of the legal thriller genre. This is a book to read on the ride home or on lunch break.
Review Date: 9/25/2006
I love legal thrillers. The characters in this book are complex. The cover of this paperback shows signs of wear, but is in otherwise good condition.
Review Date: 7/27/2006
In 1986, a Virginia attorney named Sheila McGough took on the case of a con artist named Bob Bailes. First she defended this charming chiseler against a charge of bank fraud, and lost; then, two years later, she went to bat for him when he was indicted for a bizarre, insurance-related bunco game. Again she lost, and Bailes--whose tale-spinning amounted to a kind of artistry--remained in the slammer. At this point, most advocates would have moved on. Not McGough: "After her client went to prison, she continued defending him as if nothing had happened.... She remained at his side and fought for him as if he were Alfred Dreyfus, instead of the small-time con man, with an unfortunate medical history and an interesting imagination, that he was." Nothing, it turns out, clogs the machinery of the judicial system more thoroughly than an honest--okay, pathologically honest--attorney. Reviewed on Amazon.com
Review Date: 7/27/2006
This book is much better than the movie version.
Review Date: 8/30/2005
Helpful Score: 1
I saw the movie (starring Bruce Willis and Kevin Pollack) before I read the book and actually like the movie more. Here's a literal quote of the synopis from the back cover: In a sleepy suburb north of Los Angeles, a convenience-store robbery turns violent. With the police on their tail, three criminals flee the scene and invade a home in an exclusive gated community, taking captive a panicked father and his two children. Police chief Jeff Talley, a former hostage negotiator with the LAPD's SWAT unit, is now thrown back into the high-pressure world that he has so desperately tried to leave behind. But Talley's nightmare has barely begun, because this isn't just any house; it holds the dirty secrets of L.A.'s biggest crime lord. And the people inside aren't the only ones being held hostage...
Review Date: 7/27/2006
The movie is far better than the book, which is not saying much. The book reads slow.
Review Date: 9/25/2006
This is a great legal thriller. I'm reading it for the second time until someone requests it. It's in perfect condition.
Review Date: 7/27/2006
Helpful Score: 1
Despite the fact that the book is not a memoire, it reads like one and is very intriguing page after page. It is extremely well-written and will keep you engrossed and indulged. It should be added to your must-read list.
Review Date: 9/25/2006
This book really didn't hold my interest. I got this book off of paperbackswap.com.
Review Date: 8/30/2005
One of the best books Grisham has written; on my list of the 100 best books ever written.
Shattered Justice: A Savage Murder and the Death of Three Families' Innocence
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Review Date: 9/25/2006
This is a pageturner!
Review Date: 7/27/2006
This book is very descriptive and keeps you interested for the first few chapters. After that, it slows down a bit to catch up on backstory and details you otherwise wouldn't need. However, if you are a Grisham lover, you will want to add this book to your collection.
Review Date: 9/25/2006
This is not one of Grisham's best legal thrillers, but it is compelling at times. It's a rather interesting take on greed and estate planning and the lack thereof.
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