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Summary: The only book I've ever bought that I threw away.
Review: I kept reading because I was thinking, "Surely this book can't be this bad. There's got to be something ahead." Alas, that was not to be. The plot was so full of cliches and leaps of credibility that I was amazed the book found a publisher. Maybe its publication was part of a number/book deal. That would explain it. Don't waste your money. Don't waste your time. This book went to the recycle bin as I would have been ashamed to trade with my reading friends.
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Summary: Not much credibility
Review: I had heard so much about this author and her great books. Someone loaned me this one so I decided to give Scottoline a try. Well, I am not sure that I will read another one of her books unless she finds someone to do a better editing job. I have heard that many novels today are self-edited (by their authors) and it seems apparent that this may be the case with "Moment of Truth".I found this book way too long and drawn out, with a lot of forced plotting that had me wondering why I continued reading. Right at the beginning of the book, the main character jumped to a ridiculous, in my opinion, conclusion. Then again, if he had not done so, there would have been no book! But the situation was a total farce as far as I was concerned, a total improbability, as was much of the book. The convoluted, contrived ending really was a stretch. To say that I was skeptical is an understatement. I am glad I did not pay for this book.
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Summary: Good lawyer/detective book
Review: I don't normally read books about lawyers for the same reason my father, a World War II vet, refused to watch army movies: we've lived the life, so there's no reason to read about it in fiction. My wife, however, read this book and recommended it highly to me, and I couldn't tell her no. I'm happy to have read it, for it's well written and quite interesting, from the beginning to the rather surprising ending. Now I'm not one who usually tries to figure out "whodunnit" as I go along, for I assume that the author will eventually reveal all. In this case, even my incipient suspicions were dashed constantly by the twists and turns of the plot, and it kept me very interested in what was happening. Luckily, there's more of the "detective" mode to this book than the "lawyer" mode, which suited me just fine. I've never practiced in the courts in Philadelphia, but just reading about it makes me very happy that I work in the rural areas. That's too fast-paced a life for me!
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Summary: very so-so writing until the last few chapters....
Review: Another author who apparently has a thriving cadre of fans. Unfortunately, this book did not add me to them. The book isn't that bad...but it isn't that good either. The plot dealing with a father who tries to make-up for lost time with his daughter by confessing to a murder he didn't commit because he fears his daughter did, is actually quite a good plot. It's definitely a plot I have not read before, and with the increasing amount of parents who are workaholics, the plot is plausible. However, Scottoline never quites visualize the characters. One of the first things I look for in a mystery, is whether I can see the characters in my mind's eye. With this particular mystery, the only character which was visual for me was the 16 year old daughter. The rest, the father, the female lawyer, the two main cops involved in the case were not only stereotype, but they never became three dimensional for me. The romance part between the female lawyer and the suspect never materializes at all. I felt it was just tacked on to the rest of the story for readers who want romance in their mysteries, and to explain one reason why the lawyer kept investigating on her own. That Scottoline can write is obvious in little snippets here and there in the story. Every once in a while, Scottoline inserts a paragraph or a few sentences that are much better than the book on a whole. There are moments of clarity and description of people and situations, which indicate that if money and fame were not the only objective, Scottoline could write much better. Maybe she needs to try her hand at writing a genre other than mysteries that would allow her abilities to shine...
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Summary: A frictionaly plot with holes more than swiss cheese.
Review: The Female "John Grisham" Lisa Scottoline is over rated. I can't finish reading the Moment of Truth because I can't be cheated on and keep cheering. Suppose you go home, you found your wife brutally stabbed to death by a butcher knife. What would you think? Would you draw a conclusion right away that your 16 years old fragile daughter must be the murderer? Suppose your father is on way to electrical chair to protect you. Would you lie to father in order to protect your boy friend? The whole story is unbelievable.
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Summary: Confessions of a murderer who wasn't!
Review: Attorney Jack Newlin suspects his daughter of murdering her mother. He
takes the rap & then engages for his defense, the most inexperienced
attorney he can find. Big mistake! DiNunzio, suspecting Jack's
confession, gets on to her investigation & the field is set for a
battle between the legal & moral ethics of two lawyers, one of whom
strongly believes in her client's innocence & wants to get at the
truth. All in all, a good whodunit. The author is particularly effective when
narrating the behind the scenes of big lawyer firms. Scottoline's
official website informs us that she is fond of lawyer jokes, & in
this novel that interest is found aplenty but to die-hard Scottoline
fans, it could be a bit of a disappointment!
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Summary: Entertaining - but end was lacking
Review: This was an interesting book to read. I was disappointed in the ending because it felt like Ms. Scottoline just finally got tired of writing. The main character, Mary, tries throughout the story to expose the truth, thru multiple theories, to a disbelieving police department. Only Mary (and the reader) knows of the confession of the guilty party. Without any hard evidence, the police just finally decide to believe Mary and the story ends. Very weak...
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Summary: LIKE A BALLOON W/A HOLE, IT SORT OF FIZZLED OUT..
Review: I have read several books by this author and while she was not my very favorite, I found them entertaining and worth the read. However, with this one, it took me forever to work my way through to the end. By the time the guilty parties were named, I could have cared less...I was just trying to get to the end of the book. I think if someone (maybe an editor) had taken time to pull in all of the tenticles on this book, they would have realized that no one really STOOD OUT among the rest. There were "partial" descriptions and "partial" hints but nothing that made me love the characters and certainly nothing leaving me wanting for more. Maybe I just chose the wrong book to read and I will certainly give this author another chance but I think someone really needs to do some editing before releasing the next novel.
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Summary: A must read
Review: Lisa has great legal detail in her work and adds the right amount of suspense. She adds some interesting twists that will make you stay up until finished.
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Summary: Great mystery - suspense
Review: This is a crackerjack suspense/mystery, with twists, turns and well developed characters. When attorney Jack Newlin finds the body of his murdered wife, he thinks he knows who the killer is, and decides to take the fall for his daughter, who he belives is responsible. But things may not be as simple, or as straightforward, as they seem. Dive into this excellent novel, one of Scottoline's best. She's even better than Grisham
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