Primary Justice

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Summary: I Wanted To Start this Series at the Beginning...
Review: and so I did, with "Primary Justice". And it was OK. And maybe "pretty OK" for a first novel. There's enough of interest in here to make me want to continue with at least one more book, but, I tend to agree with "a reader from San Antonio" (see review following mine), that there is a lot to be desired in plot and writing style. Rough around the edges; let's see if he can develop the characters better in the next go round!

Rating:
Summary: I Wanted To Start this Series at the Beginning...
Review: and so I did, with "Primary Justice". And it was OK. And maybe "pretty OK" for a first novel. There's enough of interest in here to make me want to continue with at least one more book, but, I tend to agree with "a reader from San Antonio" (see review following mine), that there is a lot to be desired in plot and writing style. Rough around the edges; let's see if he can develop the characters better in the next go round!

Rating:
Summary: I Wanted To Start this Series at the Beginning...
Review: and so I did, with "Primary Justice". And it was OK. And maybe "pretty OK" for a first novel. There's enough of interest in here to make me want to continue with at least one more book, but, I tend to agree with "a reader from San Antonio" (see review following mine), that there is a lot to be desired in plot and writing style. Rough around the edges; let's see if he can develop the characters better in the next go round!

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Summary: PRIMARY JUSTICE WAS PRIMARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Review: As someone else said in a review, you can tell this is Bernhardt's first book. I agree it was good enough to try another one but not great. Cannot believe Ben was so bad in court. After all he had been in DA's office, what did he do there. Sounds like he can solve a mystery better than try one. Hope his character and that of Christina McCall get better as time goes on. Glad he left the big deal law firm. Reminds me of a lot of Attorneys and business people in general----the dollar is the only thing that matters. A fair mystery, a fair attorney. Glad I started with this one.

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Summary: Definitely a first novel
Review: I can believe this was a first novel. Although I stuck it out to the end, I felt the writing was less than compelling--this book did not make me want to read more about Ben Kincaid or his faux-French sidekick, Christina. Kincaid is billed as wanting to do the right thing, but seems clearly a fish out of water when it comes to practicing law. He is bullied and intimidated by stereotypical "shark" lawyers, wrings his hands over a sex-starved woman who is a partner's wife. Christina calls him a wimp at one point; she is right. Surrounded by unrealistic characters including other new lawyers and his sister, he is in poor shape to combat evil. It's no wonder he is constantly in the bathroom, retching his guts out. For someone who had worked in the D.A's office, why didn't he have any sense of courtroom protocol? Where was the editor on this one? If I get desperate, I might check out a novel further into the series to see if things get better.

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Summary: A pretty good debut
Review: I wanted to go back after reading one and start with his first book. I found it OK but not what I would have expected. It had the young lawyer and interestng characters but it seemed to lack something. Even with the surprise ending well done it still left me with a little wonder. He certainly has written many more so I will continue to proceed.

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Summary: The book that started it all.
Review: Primary Justice was William Bernhardt's debut novel. It was also the novel that introduced us to attorney Ben Kincaid and his sidekick, Christina McCall as they try to solve the mystery of a not so typical adoption case. The story is fast paced, written with humor, and Mr. Bernahrdt has no trouble humanizing Ben. If you read a "Justice" novel, you need to start with this one, as Mr. Bernhardt does carry characters and information over from one Justice novel to another.

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Summary: Great start for a new series
Review: You won't be dissapointed with this series which has it all: humor, suspense and great characters. These books are very easy to read and you will find yourself finished with them sooner than you expected.

I hope you give this series a try!