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Summary: guilt
Review: i have read many mystery novels but this book by john lescroart was one of the best. could not put it down, the suspense just built until the final page. his characters and story line were well developed and his descriptions were great.
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Summary: Guilt, A good lawyer of a bad man
Review: I have to say that English is not my first language but I found in Guilt a writting easy to read. Even do with a good quantity of law technical words. The first part of the book I found it "slow" after some pages I still asked what is the subject or the point of the book? After thinking How would be a real situations and escenarios like the author tray to show, It was hard to imagine some of them. Also did not tell many things and circunstances and let them to our imagination (which is normal in books), perhaps details of normal (real) life. But still let basic situations unshowed. Any way a good one with lawyers, trails, witness, detectives and so, Its OK for a quick trip.
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Summary: This is a good read, but too slow in coming to a climax.
Review: I've enjoyed all this author's previous books, and found this book not up to Lescroart's standard as I thought of him. "Guilt" was too loosely written, and in my opinion had too many characters. Glitsky and Dooher's characters were handled nicely, I thought, but Wes Farrell never developed, I could never figure out what kind of a guy he was. Further,the D.A. and officer Thieu had no depth.Thieu, in particular shuld have been developed more. At the end, the climax was not gripping like the author's previous books.I could, and did, put it down several time's during the last 50 to 100 pages, to do my chores. Lescroart's earlier books did not allow me to abandon them for any reason until it was finished.
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Summary: This is a good read, but too slow in coming to a climax.
Review: I've enjoyed all this author's previous books, and found this book not up to Lescroart's standard as I thought of him. "Guilt" was too loosely written, and in my opinion had too many characters. Glitsky and Dooher's characters were handled nicely, I thought, but Wes Farrell never developed, I could never figure out what kind of a guy he was. Further,the D.A. and officer Thieu had no depth.Thieu, in particular shuld have been developed more. At the end, the climax was not gripping like the author's previous books.I could, and did, put it down several time's during the last 50 to 100 pages, to do my chores. Lescroart's earlier books did not allow me to abandon them for any reason until it was finished.
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Summary: Another great thriller by Lescroart
Review: I've read other books by author, and have enjoyed them . . . this one is no exception . . . great dialogue . . . very fast-reading . . . one of the best such books I have read in a long time.
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Summary: Not Bad
Review: In my estimation, this book held the reader's attention, eventhough we can kinda figure out what's likely to happen. Other readers claim the book to be a little slow in the first half, although I had no problem with the excellent character development of Mark Dooher and his power-bound behavior. Is it a classic? Probably not - but it was a fine read. I will read more by him. Sort of reminded me a bit of Scott Turrow's writing style. Not bad at all.
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Summary: Slow...
Review: It had a good plot and likeable characters but it was slow! It wasn't until page 300 that you found out what the book was even about, it just rambled on about some stupid affair.
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Summary: A great legal thriller!
Review: It has been a while since I have been able to sit down and just enjoy some good 'ol legal fiction - nothing heavy, nothing outrageous, just a good story. It was a pleasure to spend long hours reading this book and trying to figure out at first who really was guilty, who really did commit these murders.
The book builds up rather nicely to a somewhat predictable though still suspenseful (can this both be true?) climax that puts the book at a level that often surpasses that of John Grisham types. There is a depth to the characters that makes you root for them and want to keep on reading. I am impressed with Lescroart's ability to present a believable court case - especially since he is not a lawyer.
The actual facts are not entirely believable however. Dooher is so nice, so caring and yet the dark side that eventually comes out is a bit too jolting to seem believable. Perhaps that is the point, to make you think ANYONE could be a murderer. Still, I felt slightly cheated.
This is a good book to curl up with, however, and to want to finish right to the end.
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Summary: A great legal thriller!
Review: It has been a while since I have been able to sit down and just enjoy some good 'ol legal fiction - nothing heavy, nothing outrageous, just a good story. It was a pleasure to spend long hours reading this book and trying to figure out at first who really was guilty, who really did commit these murders.
The book builds up rather nicely to a somewhat predictable though still suspenseful (can this both be true?) climax that puts the book at a level that often surpasses that of John Grisham types. There is a depth to the characters that makes you root for them and want to keep on reading. I am impressed with Lescroart's ability to present a believable court case - especially since he is not a lawyer.
The actual facts are not entirely believable however. Dooher is so nice, so caring and yet the dark side that eventually comes out is a bit too jolting to seem believable. Perhaps that is the point, to make you think ANYONE could be a murderer. Still, I felt slightly cheated.
This is a good book to curl up with, however, and to want to finish right to the end.
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Summary: Excellent legal thriller
Review: John Lescroart is up there with John Grisham in terms of captivating his readers. This was the first book I read by him. Mark Dooher is a relentless power freak who will destroy anyone who attempts to stop him. On the outside he appears guiltless but on the inside exists an insatiable appetite for power. This book is a bestseller
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