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Summary: Disappointed
Review: I would have rated this book with 0 stars if allowed the option. I read it quickly because I needed to find out who did it, why and how: I can never put a mystery down, no matter how lame it is - my fault, not the authors', but really - this took the cake. I was so disappointed at the end - and mad at myself for throwing good money away. Unbelievable plot with really big holes, unbelievably stupid characters completely given over to their hormones (if I ever had a lawyer so lacking in judgment as this one, I would try to get her disbarred, and lawyer friends of mine tell me I would have a chance), and simplistic motivations for everyone, but most of all the killer. Nothing in this book rings true. My advice is to not buy it - doing so will only encourage these sisters to write more.
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Summary: Acts of Misery
Review: I'm a mystery reader but this book was horrible. I mean the plot was thin, their were cardboard characters, and overall nothing in the book revolved around a mystery. It focused more on the main character's (Nina) love life than an actual mystery. It was like a romance novel revolved around a mystery. I was disappointed and I am still disappointed I can't believe I waste time and energy reading this book. It was so boring I found myself scanning and skipping pages just to get through it.
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Summary: Not Much Of A Thriller
Review: In Acts Of Malice, the fifth novel by Perri O'Shaughnessy, Nina Reilly takes on Jim Strong's case. Jim and his brother Alex were skiing when Alex had an accident that left him dead. Jim's family has turned against him and believes he is responsible for the death. Nina prepares to defend Jim, but is doubting whether she believes his story or not. In the meantime, assistant DA, Collier Hollowell returns after being gone from the last book. As always I am once again disappointed in the way Nina can never make her mind up between Collier and Paul, the detective she often hires. In one book, she loves Paul, in the next, it's Collier. Make your mind up already!!! Acts of Malice doesn't have as much twists and turns as O'Shaughnessy's other novels, but can still be a good read if you stick with it. The ending is a for sure shock, that I still can't get over.
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Summary: Cliche
Review: It is hard to believe anyone would publish such poorly written works. The characters are one-dimensional cliches, the plot thin and predictable. A total waste of money.
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Summary: My girlfriend was very upset . . .
Review: My girlfriend was very upset over this book. She normally enjoys these novels very much, but with this one, she found that O'Shaughnessy's world has turned particularly malevolent. While most of her stories are suspenseful and nail-biting until the last few chapters, she generally ties her plots together neatly, satisfying the reader and affirming her view of a benevolent universe. However, with this novel, O'Shaughnessy moved her focus into content that is highly disturbing and downright creepy. I honestly cannot recommend this book, and I would actively discourage others from reading it.
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Summary: Another sure-fire bestseller!
Review: Nina Reilly's got her hands full this time with impossibly handsome client, Jim Strong, an expert skier accused of stomping his brother to death. Vacillating between relief when the facts seem to exonerate Jim and terror when the evidence seems to call into question his version of the events, Nina faces her toughest challenge yet - defending a man she's not sure is innocent. To complicate matters, Nina falls in love with Collier Hallowell, a man whose professional survival may well depend upon his winning the very case Nina can't emotionally afford to lose. A page-turner from start to finish, ACTS OF MALICE proves Perri O'Shaughnessy to be a master of intrigue and suspense and one of the best of America's contemporary mystery writers. This fifth book in the Nina Reilly series gives the readers what they've come to expect from its talented writer: a rip-roaring good read.
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Summary: Unplumbed Depths
Review: No matter how well-written a mystery, and "Acts of Malice" is very well-written, it is not usual to wrench the reader from interest to warmth to fear to sobs--but this book does all that and more. Tahoe lawyer Nina Reilly takes on a case that makes her uneasy from the first, but she doesn't know why. She agrees to defend Jim Strong, a young and handsome champion skier accused of the brutal murder of his equally young and handsome brother, Alex. The brother supposedly died in a skiing accident, but the coroner uncovers what he thinks are signs of horrifically foul play. And the District Attorney's office believes him. Nina is soon pitted against the man she was interested in a while back, but who had left Tahoe to mend from a personal tragedy. Assistant DA Collier Hallowell has returned, healed, happy--and eager to renew his budding interest in Nina. As a beautiful and meaningful romance develops between the two, they must somehow keep their personal lives out of their professional milieu, and it isn't easy. Collier is convinced that Jim Strong is a particularly violent and vicious murderer. Nina is ethically bent on defending Strong--but for the first time in her career, she has nagging, secret doubts about her client. And so does the reader. Did Jim Strong really stomp his injured brother to death? Is he an evil psychopath, as the prosecution, including Nina's own boyfriend, believes? And if he is, is Nina in danger? Can she ethically drop a client, and even if she could, will she do so?
As she struggles with these doubts and fears, Nina's feelings for Collier deepen and blossom, so that the reader, like the principals themselves, bounces back and forth between the beauty of human love and the horror of human violence. The last third of the book is almost painful in its suspense, as the mystery of who killed Alex and why begins to include Nina's loved ones in its terrifying grasp. "Acts of Malice" is the best of the three Nina Reilly mysteries I have read so far, and truly one of the best I have read by any other author. It has real depth, as deep as the unflagging snow that grasps Tahoe in its icy unreality all through the story. A good metaphor for what can only be called a chilling plot. Again, I must strongly praise the O'Shaughnessy sisters, Mary and Pamela ("Perri"), who have shown a depth of brilliance and talent not often seen in this or any other genre.
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Summary: Another fantastic read!
Review: O'Shaughnessy has done it again! I've read all her books, and she doesn't disappoint! Each one gets better and better! I'm looking forward to the next Nina O'reilly installment!
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Summary: Simon Says
Review: The Act of Malice is an exciting mystery book for all ages above 12. The book includes some affairs and severe killing, so people who will be offenced by it should choose another book. Other than that, i can not find another reason for you not to start reading The Act of Malice.
This book is about a defence aturny, Nina Reilly, taking in a case which the client was acused of killing his own brother. Jim had came up with a story of ALex Strong, his brother's death was caused by an accident, which had convinced Nina in the begining As time passes, Nina realized she disliked and even was a bit afraid of Jim strong, her own client. As Jim's lawyer, she was to do her best to defence Jim on trial, but Nida thinks he's lying to her and even his family members had turned against him.
What should she do? And what would she find out?
The Act of Malice is a great mystery book. It is one of those books that make you think a lot. And right when you think you know what's going on, you'll realize you're wrong. The book is full of surprises as well as fear, because you never know who the killer is until you get to the end of the book. And even after that, there is still more to it.
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Summary: A ripping good read!
Review: The O'shaughnessy sisters have done it again in this legal thriller that has more to offer than just court room twist and turns. Lawyer Nina Reilly is represtenting the owner of Tahoe's largest ski resort against the charge of murdering his brother. The story balances Reilly's life between work and personal--raising a 16-year-old son as a single mom and finding time for romance. Well written with good character development, I recommend this book to anyone looking for a good mystery. I just finished another interesting book: "A Tourist in the Yucatan" mystery/thriller.
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