Buried Evidence

Rating:
Summary: Disappointing
Review: I eagerly awaited the latest Nancy Taylor Rosenberg novel and was very disappointed by the characters. Lily was annoying and her daughter, Shana, bordered on the unstable. I found every character to be unpleasant and obnoxious. That said, some of the story line had interesting turns. I've enjoyed Ms. Rosenberg's books in the past and hope that I enjoy the next one more than "Buried Evidence".

Rating:
Summary: Not Even Average
Review: I read through Chapter 7, at which point I simply gave up. How a supposedly brilliant woman could surround herself with such despicable characters spoiled the underlying "mystery". An ex-husband, who personifies "looser", a whiney, spoiled brat college age daughter and a lover who is totally one-dimensional. These characters were so bad that I just couldn't care enough about the story to even finish the book.

A very disappointing read.

Rating:
Summary: Not Even Average
Review: I read through Chapter 7, at which point I simply gave up. How a supposedly brilliant woman could surround herself with such despicable characters spoiled the underlying "mystery". An ex-husband, who personifies "looser", a whiney, spoiled brat college age daughter and a lover who is totally one-dimensional. These characters were so bad that I just couldn't care enough about the story to even finish the book.

A very disappointing read.

Rating:
Summary: Not her Best Effort
Review: Normally a fan of her novels, I'm glad I read the library's copy and didn't spend my cash to buy this one. The characters were so annoying I couldn't help but think perhaps they all got what they deserved. Poorly crafted dialogue and no sense of direction didn't help.

Rating:
Summary: Can't Believe This Was a Bestseller
Review: NT Rosenberg clearly knows the law. Like Linda Fairstein, at times she provides procedural info that serves little purpose other than to show she knows her stuff. Unlike Fairstein, this author falls down in her plotting, which is terribly simple and obvious. Much of the dialogue had me laughing, it was so artificial. At the very least, I held out hope for a decent climax but it just suddenly ended. There are way too many strong authors of legal thrillers to bother with Rosenberg's books. Even in the 'mindless' beach fiction category, there are much better options.

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Summary: She is back and better than ever
Review: She is considered one of the best prosecuting attorneys assigned to the Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office. Lily Forrester firmly believes in the law and punishment for those who break it. Six years ago (see MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES), Lily and her daughter were victims of a heinous crime until she took the law into her own hands. Lily has never forgiven herself for her actions, but knows she must move on to help her precious daughter enjoy a normal life.

When Lily's ex-husband is arrested for vehicular homicide, her life teeters on the brink of disaster. He threatens to reveal what he thinks he knows about that crime she committed six years ago if she does not bail him out and obtain a reputable representative to defend him. To add to her confusion, the man she loves, defense attorney Richard Fowler, is back in her life demanding a future together. Even when her former spouse squeals on her to cut a deal on his charges, Richard remains by her side.

It has been too long a time since Nancy Taylor Rosenberg has had a book published, but anyone who loves a terse legal thriller will know she has not lost her magic touch. BURIED EVIDENCE stars a beleaguered heroine in an action-packed story line that starts on page one and never eases on the throttle until the last page is done. Readers will never be sure they know the outcome because the subplots take the audience to and from the central theme with an ease that will leave the audience wondering how the novel will end. Her latest novel has plenty of evidence proving that Ms. Rosenberg remains one of the sub-genre's top maestros.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: A weak thriller with no character development.
Review: The protagonist of Nancy Taylor Rosenberg's latest thriller, "Buried Evidence," is Lily Forrester, a prosecutor with multiple problems. She has a deadbeat ex-husband, a troubled daughter, and a stormy past, including some dark secrets that she is desperate to keep hidden. This novel falls short on a number of counts. The dialogue is stilted, the characters are undeveloped and the plot is contrived and unrealistic. Lily's character never comes alive. Her love interest is Richard Fowler, a gorgeous and wealthy lawyer who holds a torch for Lily. Neither Lily's and Richard's relationship nor the various legal plot lines in "Buried Evidence" held my intrerest. This is a thriller that never comes to life.

Rating:
Summary: Many many errors
Review: The whole story was pretty good. There were so many many errors, spelling, grammer and words. Is this whose fault. I would really like to know. I have never found so mayy.

Rating:
Summary: Escape into this book!!
Review: There is a lot of criticism of this book from other readers, but since it is a new author for me, I have to say I enjoyed it!! I would suggest to those who have not read this author -- give her a chance!! There are several ideas and plots going on in the book. This book did hold my interest and I found myself coming back to it each evening, tho at times I will admit to feeling a bit of confusion with some passages. If you are an expert regarding legal and investigation techniques and forensic science investigation, maybe you will find this book less than credible. I read it for the enjoyment and escapism!

Rating:
Summary: Average
Review: This book was a long time coming for me. It seems as though NTR had not published anything of this type for a while. Although I thought this book had its moments - it really takes an interesting look at both the "police procedurial" and the "victim" side of the laws, including a very interesting turn of events for Lilly's estranged husband- the author insists on MUDDLING this by overdoing it with the interaction between Lilly(the main character) and Shana (her daughter). While I realize that this is one of the main plotlines, the author makes Shana sound like a whiny 5 year old (when indeed she is in college) who cannot function without daddy or mommy.

She made the main character (Lilly) sound like a dotting mother, absolutely controlled by every whiny emotion Shana has.

Frankly, this whole relationship did not work at all and seriously removed a lot of the pleasure of this book for me.

I wish the author would just stick to the legal thriller aspect which, in my opinion, is the only redeeming feature in this book.