Prime Witness

Rating:
Summary: Awful
Review: As a true Martini fan I thoroughly enjoyed this thriller! Paul Madriani the lead character deserves a top of the line vacation! This book had my full attention and I hated putting it down!

Rating:
Summary: Captivating and enthralling!
Review: As a true Martini fan I thoroughly enjoyed this thriller! Paul Madriani the lead character deserves a top of the line vacation! This book had my full attention and I hated putting it down!

Rating:
Summary: OK but not great
Review: I am a bit puzzled at the negative reviews of this book. This is the one that started me on the path to becoming a Steve Martini fan. Granted this isn't his best courtroom thriller, but it is STILL above just about anything written by the incredibly over-rated John Grisham. But let's not judge this book based on other authors. The storyline is well-plotted, and very engrossing. The forensics used to trace the evidence to the so-called perp's is not only interesting, but very entertaining and informative as well. It has been many years since I picked up this novel, and I STILL have very fond memories of how much I enjoyed it. I think one of the best things about this book is how it kept you in the dark as to whether or not the 3rd murder was a copycat or not. Give it a shot, it's not literature, but it IS a fun read.

Rating:
Summary: Prime Witness is Prime Entertainment
Review: I am a bit puzzled at the negative reviews of this book. This is the one that started me on the path to becoming a Steve Martini fan. Granted this isn't his best courtroom thriller, but it is STILL above just about anything written by the incredibly over-rated John Grisham. But let's not judge this book based on other authors. The storyline is well-plotted, and very engrossing. The forensics used to trace the evidence to the so-called perp's is not only interesting, but very entertaining and informative as well. It has been many years since I picked up this novel, and I STILL have very fond memories of how much I enjoyed it. I think one of the best things about this book is how it kept you in the dark as to whether or not the 3rd murder was a copycat or not. Give it a shot, it's not literature, but it IS a fun read.

Rating:
Summary: Puh-leeze!!!!
Review: I have never read any books by this author, and as far as I'm concerned, I will not be reading any more by him. About half-way through the book, I was COMPLETELY lost. I had to start all over again and try to figure out what was going on, and I still couldn't. So finally, I just gave up and put the book down. Mr. Martini, puh-leeze!

Rating:
Summary: A bureaucratic monster of a white court horse
Review: I like Steve Martini's power of words. He is a good read. In this book however you wait for the Prime Witness to arrive forever. While you are waiting for him/her to be uncovered, there are endless repetitions, delays, repetitions, delays, repetitions.... You get the picture? A bureaucratic monster of a white court horse. If you are a lawyer you might enjoy it and learn a few tricks. Me? ... well I muddled along until the Prime Witness is encountered on page 376, and doesn't want to talk, of course, pointing will do, and 375 pages of boredome come to an abrupt end. The End. Gerborg

Rating:
Summary: A bureaucratic monster of a white court horse
Review: I like Steve Martini's power of words. He is a good read. In this book however you wait for the Prime Witness to arrive forever. While you are waiting for him/her to be uncovered, there are endless repetitions, delays, repetitions, delays, repetitions.... You get the picture? A bureaucratic monster of a white court horse. If you are a lawyer you might enjoy it and learn a few tricks. Me? ... well I muddled along until the Prime Witness is encountered on page 376, and doesn't want to talk, of course, pointing will do, and 375 pages of boredome come to an abrupt end. The End. Gerborg

Rating:
Summary: Nothing but holes
Review: Martini writes exciting stores. Roller-coaster rides. BUT in Prime Witness there is no investigation.
Example: No one (the police or Madriani) bothers to find out who owns the land upon which the
bodies were found until the trial is almost over (and low and behold it belongs to the murderer. like
wow man how dumb can a murder be especially when you find out just who he is. no dummy). And
as in "The Judge" the ending is so shockingly ridiculous it's a laugh. I've read 3 Martini books so far
and would only recommend "Compelling Evidence". Skip "Prime Witness" and "The Judge".

Rating:
Summary: An Excellent Thriller!
Review: Martini's Prime Witness is an excellent book. The character's are well developed--with the exception of Nikki who I wanted to know more about. It seemed that her character was lost somehow in the story. In many ways the book reminded me of a Tom Clancy novel in that there were times when I had to go back and re-read a section to understand what was going on in a later section of the book--to me this type of writing makes the book more intriguing and more of a challenge to read. I thoroughly enjoyed the book from cover to cover!

Rating:
Summary: An Excellent Thriller!
Review: Martini's Prime Witness is an excellent book. The character's are well developed--with the exception of Nikki who I wanted to know more about. It seemed that her character was lost somehow in the story. In many ways the book reminded me of a Tom Clancy novel in that there were times when I had to go back and re-read a section to understand what was going on in a later section of the book--to me this type of writing makes the book more intriguing and more of a challenge to read. I thoroughly enjoyed the book from cover to cover!