Extreme Indifference : A Crime Novel

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Summary: 5 Star Mystery Thriller with Great Characters!
Review: I'm a huge fan of Stephanie Kane and this is her best book yet! Stephanie Kane's books are so well-written and funny but what really sets them apart from other serial thrillers are the wonderful characters. They are all so multi-dimensional and interesting. Attorney Jackie Flowers has serious learning disabilities that have a profound effect on her everyday life. Driving across town or reading the newspaper are nearly impossible for Jackie. The interesting thing is that her incredible success as a criminal defense attorney is due to these 'weaknesses.' She is actually a much better attorney because she can't do things most people do every day without a second thought. Jackie's young neighbor, Lily, shares some of these same 'shortcomings' and their complex relationship is so compelling. I've never gotten wrapped up in characters in a book like these two. I wonder and worry about them long after I've finished the book! This is a great mystery and thriller and you'll love the characters!

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Summary: Stephanie Kane has done it again!
Review: Stephanie Kane has done it again. I first met Jackie Flowers in Blind Spot and welcomed her back with open arms. Kane's construction of this perfectly wonderful, perfectly flawed, woman draws you in and keeps you there.

A horrendous crime has taken place. Jackie's old college professor is accused and, against her better judgment, she takes the case. The college professor, now a federal judge, displays all the warmth of the South Pole. Jackie has to fight everyone, the judge included, to present a defense.

Jackie and Pilar are a team that have it all. Jackie is dyslexic and works with and around her learning disability in the most creative ways. This book offers insight into this world that really opened my eyes. I've been aware of this disability for a very long time but I now have a better understanding of the challenges in doing little things I take for granted.

The book is well written, the characters well constructed, the mystery is tight and the pace is quick. Be sure to start the book when you've got time - you're not going to want to put it down.

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Summary: GRIPPING AND HIGHLY ENJOYABLE
Review: Stephanie Kane's latest can't-put-it-down crime thriller is a doozy. It offers everything: suspense, a wide variety of characters, a wealth of carefully researched detail of the topography of Colorado canyons; Denver environs, shops, and hot spots; the cultural tension between Boulder and Denver, the operatives of courtroom politics; the thrust and parry between public defender and prosecutor.

Kane has the talent and intelligence to make even a witness's account of what is required to splice digital and analog pictures fascinating. The reader identifies immediately with the main character, counselor Jackie Flowers. The action is fast, the characterization is crisp, the pace is unflagging. The reader's interest is maintained through and beyond the last word.

Extreme Indifference, which really ought to be made into a movie, is a highly gripping and enjoyable read.