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Guilt

Guilt

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Bring back Dismas!
Review: Lescroart is an excellent writer, and knows his legal stutf -- but this book was a tad on the "say, what?" side. Of course, I couldn't put it down thanks to Lescroart's whirlwind writing style, but it was all a little too preposterous once the last page was turned. I simply couldn't get into the characters except for Abe. What veteran rape counselor would fall for a baggage-laden attorney who spends most of his time defending rapists? What 30-year old law school grad who lived in SF would be so incredibly naive for so long about a control freak who obviously killed his wife? Others who reviewed this book before me have said it all. Suggestion to Lescroart -- put Abe and Dismas back together in the next book!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Get to the POINT!
Review: Like many others before me, I kept waiting for something of interest to happen. By this time you are 300+ pages into the book and must complete it in anticipation of an exciting and meaningful conclusion. But the ending chapters made me wish I had stopped reading after page 300. What do all these references to the Catholic church mean to the plot? Very little, except to alter one point in the trial. I was looking for an alternative to Grisham and Tudrow as far as courtroom suspense novels: this book is not in the same class. One other point to Amazon, why do you allow another reviewer to reveal the ending of this book?!? I have been very upset to see the 'surprise' ending of several books listed in other reviews. Please delete such non-sense.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: not a who done it..but how and why he done it.
Review: Maybe I should not have read one of your readers reviews of this book before I read it myself, but I thought it might be good. Some your readers deadpaned the book through the first 300 pages. Most people assume who the killer is, but it is not enntirely certain until the last few chapters. I feel that GUILT is dealing with the loyalty of friendships and the trust broken...even by long time friends. Guilt is an excellent adventure into human relationships and how some people will use those relationships for their own selfishnefss. I love any type of courtroom novels, and there were some good ones here, but it was the mystery and well developed characters that kept me reading and turning the pages. This is one of the best "legal novels" written by a non lawyer. This is a must read for any serious legal, thrill reader!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Weighty legal thriller
Review: Mike Dooher is a successful and utterly self-centred San Francisco lawyer,head of a major legal firm which does the bulk of its business with the city Catholic archdiocese.He falls in love with Christine a young law student and sets out to marry her,not in the least phased by the fact he is already married,or that she is engaged to a young attorney in his employ.The only morality he acknowledges is his own success and desires.Realising he must murder his wife that is precisely what he does.He engages a friend WeS Farrell to defend him in the resulatant trial .Farrell despite becoming convinced of his guilt takes the case
There is no "who dun it"aspect to the book which revolves around "Will he get away with it and if so how and at what cost,professionally and personally?
The OJ overtones are clear but what gives the book its strengths are the characterization and its psychological depth.the lawyers are well drawn as is Abe Glitzky the Jewish/Afro-American cop who is a regular in Lescroarts books
I especially liked the depiction of the relationship between Farrell and Samantha a rape crises centre worker with whom he develops a relationship
Not blood and thunder but a well and carefully wrought book with something to say

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A gripping read
Review: On the back of the book, a critic raved that you shouldn't read this book during the week because you'll be up all night trying to finish the book. Fortunately, I started it over the weekend and finished it in one day. It is a fun mystery read ~~ gripping too. You can't put this book down without knowing what's going to happen next.

I really like the humor that Lescroart injected into the book. And though some of the lawyer terms are technical ~~ he was good about explaining the terms in layman's terms so I can understand it without feeling like a dunce.

Dooher is the main character ~~ suspected of killing his wife. Christina, the gorgeous woman who falls in love with Dooher, stands by her man. Wes Farrell is another lawyer who defends his best friend Tom Dooher from the charges ... and all of their lives are changed by his actions and statements. Glitzy (I'm not sure of the spelling here) is the investigator who is hot on Dooher's trail. And they all make for an interesting read as they work to solve the mystery.

I picked this book up by accident ~~ and though it doesn't rate to be my favorite book of the year, it did pass a lovely, lazy Sunday afternoon time with lots of ease and suspense.

If you're looking for a book with mystery and gripping suspense, I would recommend this book. But be warned, once you pick it up, you won't be able to put it down. Best for a long air flight or for a lazy Sunday afternoon in the garden.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Solid, Creative, and Suspenseful
Review: Simply if one can get past the first 200 pages, the reader is in for an entertaining and convicting ride. The characters are very vivid and come alive, while the plot at times becomes sluggish and unbelieving. On a whole a good book for a layed back, easy summertime read.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A likeable read, about an unlikable guy
Review: Slow starting novel that hums along easily enough to wait out those first 100 or so pages. We then get the meat of the story and the book becomes hard to put down. Mark Dooher is a compelling figure, the classic clash of "what you see" vs."what you get". A few missing details and an ending that drips on too long keep this novel from being more than just a decent read.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: riveting
Review: This book far surpasses most of the predictable, stereotypical and even outlandish plots and characters of the majority of legal thrillers I've read. Lescroart gives his characters depth and believability and the plot has enough twists and surprises to keep you guessing. A great read.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: This book is terrible, don't waste your time.
Review: This book is just awful. The characters are only half-constructed. The dialogue and other passages are written in convoluted, fragmented sentences making it a VERY slow read. It is predictable; you know who did it before you even get to the murders. The characters are so cliched and tired. The cheating, racist, alcoholic lawyer; the compulsive do-gooder prospective lawyer with the troubled past; the divorcing best friend; the troubled cop. So overdone. If Mr. Lescroart's other boooks are anything like this one, he's almost used up his 15 minutes. Also, it's too obvious that Mr. Lescroart is not a lawyer nor is he too familiar with the legal system as a whole. He fills up his dialogue with legalese and jargon to make up for the fact that he doesn't have much of a plot. Twiddle your thumbs and wait for the next John Grisham.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: No offense John Lescroart, but this was not good
Review: This book was absolutely horrible! It took me months to get into it. It was very predictable. To me, the worst thing about this book was the editing. There were grammatical and typographical errors all over the place. I thought that the errors would stop. Instead, they just went on and on. I also thought at the beginning, "Yes, an author that does not think he has to use profanity with every other sentence." I soon found out that there was profanity laced throughout the story that simply did not need to be there. The Editors of this book should be fired! (sorry kids) It's obvious they did not read the book!


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