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Summary: 5-stars but a big WARNING
Review: I enjoyed this book very much, but don't become fixated on the location of the boat keys. It's an error of the author &/or editor that the keys are said to be in two different places, and has nothing to do with the plot's resolution.
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Summary: I enjoyed this book very much.
Review: I love it when a book keeps up a nice pace from beginning to end. This book does that. It was worth the time it took to read.
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Summary: a wonderful debut! exciting mystery!
Review: I read this book in only a couple days. What a wonderful combination of two minds, these two sisters make a great team. I was very excited when I found out that there was another "Nina Reilly" book, I called my local bookstore, (before I knew about amazon.com, of course) to see if they had it in and I had them reserve a copy for me. This first Nina Reilly story flows, and has suspense and drama. I loved it
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Summary: Compelling characters, fast moving plot
Review: I really enjoyed MOTION TO SUPRESSS. I felt that the protagonist, Nina Reilly, was a character that I really liked and would love tp know. Her combination of strength and humility is charming. A real whodunit with a defendant that is so flawed but likable. It was a fast, can't put it down read, but there were a few things that dissappointed me. The author(s) were weak on research. McCarron Airport is not in Reno and Lake Tahoe is not a three hour drive to Fresno. Red chips are fives, Green chips are $25 and Blacks are a Hundred. My real point of insult though was how negatively the author(s) portrayed a Black Jack card counter. A card counter is a highly skilled player that has invested years and risks a big bankroll to have a small percentage advantage over a Casino. If a card player had this much skill at Bridge he would be applauded. This skillful Black Jack player was depicted as a criminal just because he had the skill to beat the house. The "skilled" players I know are College Professors, Accountants and Mathematicians and would never be a hard drinker (it's hard enough to count concentrate and have discipline sober) as depicted in this book. I believe that the author(s) owe an apology for lines such as "how come you've never been arrested for this?". Nevada Casinos love people to come in and lose. Being skilled at BlackJack is not cheating nor is it criminal - even if the Casinos would like you to play elsewhere. The Book must have really been good though because despite the above I really enjoyed it and look forward to following Nina Reilly in future O'Shaugnessy novels.
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Summary: History Of The Series
Review: I was halfway through this book before it caught my interest. The first half gives more history than story. I'm glad I stuck with it. The interesting plot twists which make a good mystery come in the second half. The next two books in the Nina Reilly series are better, but may be a little confusing if the reader does not know the history contained in this book. I plan to read the rest of the series.
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Summary: Good idea bad book
Review: I was intruged by the concept behind this book, and the book starts out fairly good, but the qaulity of the book drops quickly. Plot holes, bad dialoge, and bad pacing make the book virtually unreadable. Look elsewhere.
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Summary: A 'who dunnit' that kept me guessing until the end
Review: I would hate to chose whether I liked the colorful characters, suspense, mystery, locale or courtroom drama the most. Perri O'Shaughnessy delivers! Better than Sue Grafton. If you have been disappointed with the last 5 John Grisham novels as I have, you'll love this series!
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Summary: The narration sucks
Review: I'm not sure about the quality of the book, because I can't get past how bad the narration of Ms. Merlington is. She rushes through her words. She rushes conversations between characters, so that you can't tell who is talking. She has no sense at all of the dramatic. When a murder attempt is made on Nina, the narration just blithly continues as if she is just walking down Main street at noon. I'd like to give O'Shaughnessy another chance, but I pray that Ms. Merlington doesn't narrate any future books.
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Summary: OUCH!...These gals need to do their homework...
Review: I'm not trashing this. I found the book highly entertaining and fun to read. It introduces a keen female lawyer and takes us through her first murder trial. Actually, it was supposed to be a divorce case, but the husband being divorced managed to end up dead leaving his estranged wife the #1 suspect. However, this book is full of factual errors. Other reviewers have pointed out some of these errors, but the one I spotted has to do with the church the accused wife's parents are active in and have worked for, Science Of Mind. The parents and therefore the authors have the church completely confused with Christian Science. Science Of Mind or Religious Science was founded by Ernest Holmes in Los Angeles, not Mary Baker Eddy in Boston. The church, although it, like Christian Science, has practioners does not discourage members from seeking medical treatment (many SOM ministers have their medical doctors, have been in the hospital, undergone surgery, etc.). And Science Of Mind like Christian Science does not believe in Hell and yet the wife's mother tells her daughter that she will burn in Hell because of the life she's led. Okay, the above doesn't even have a heavy bearing on the story, but all of these errors about the church along with the geographical and other factual errors are presented as fact in the book. So how is one to trust these authors' legal knowledge? Indeed, there seem to me to be several large holes in the legalistic details of the story although I admittedly am no lawyer. Again, the story itself is engrossing although the denouement had too many unrelated and coincidental elements to please me. So while the story itself is too good to give a one or two star rating, there's too much almost sloppy writing to give it four or five stars. If you're looking for a mystery that's fast and light reading and aren't bothered by factual errors & dubious legality, you'll likely enjoy it.
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Summary: OUCH!...These gals need to do their homework...
Review: I'm not trashing this. I found the book highly entertaining and fun to read. It introduces a keen female lawyer and takes us through her first murder trial. Actually, it was supposed to be a divorce case, but the husband being divorced managed to end up dead leaving his estranged wife the #1 suspect. However, this book is full of factual errors. Other reviewers have pointed out some of these errors, but the one I spotted has to do with the church the accused wife's parents are active in and have worked for, Science Of Mind. The parents and therefore the authors have the church completely confused with Christian Science. Science Of Mind or Religious Science was founded by Ernest Holmes in Los Angeles, not Mary Baker Eddy in Boston. The church, although it, like Christian Science, has practioners does not discourage members from seeking medical treatment (many SOM ministers have their medical doctors, have been in the hospital, undergone surgery, etc.). And Science Of Mind like Christian Science does not believe in Hell and yet the wife's mother tells her daughter that she will burn in Hell because of the life she's led. Okay, the above doesn't even have a heavy bearing on the story, but all of these errors about the church along with the geographical and other factual errors are presented as fact in the book. So how is one to trust these authors' legal knowledge? Indeed, there seem to me to be several large holes in the legalistic details of the story although I admittedly am no lawyer. Again, the story itself is engrossing although the denouement had too many unrelated and coincidental elements to please me. So while the story itself is too good to give a one or two star rating, there's too much almost sloppy writing to give it four or five stars. If you're looking for a mystery that's fast and light reading and aren't bothered by factual errors & dubious legality, you'll likely enjoy it.
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