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Summary: LETTER OF THE LAW - Gut wrenching dissection of the truth
Review: A criminal law professor believes his intimate knowledge of the law affords him the ability to transgress and manipulate the judicial system at will. When the professor, Eric Lipton, is accused of disemboweling a female law student to her horrific death, Lipton's defense attorney, Casey Jordan, employs 'the letter of the law' and the deflection of guilt to attempt an acquittal. But deflecting the blame for the murder to the decease's father, Donald Sales, is a defense strategy that backfires in unimaginable ways. The loss of his daughter, and then the innuendo that he killed her, does not sit well with the Vietnam veteran. The end of the trial begins the real search for the truth. The hunt involves the local police, the FBI and a trail of other female victims. But those being hunted are also doing some hunting of their own, and the race is on to solve these crimes before another young woman is dissected. THE LETTER OF THE LAW gets off to a somewhat slow start and builds to a frenetic conclusion. There are also some loose ends that tighter editing might have sewn up. But as a legal thriller, it stands tall among today's popular courtroom bestsellers.
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Summary: Dreadful is too kind
Review: A very slow middle made me skip to the end. Casey is one of those lawyers you love to hate. This book was too easy to figure out and then you realized you didn't care how it ended.
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Summary: Thought it would be better!
Review: After I read all the wonderful reviews for this book, I purchased it thinking "why not?" I can't say I was totally satisfied after I finished it. The book had an interesting beginning which has no connection to the plot until the very end, and when it was explained, I thought to myself "that's it?" The characters are interesting, but it's very predictable and the plot contains some unnecessary twists that are just there to make it longer. It wasn't stimulating and certainly cannot compare to John Grisham.
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Summary: Professor Kingsfield meets Hannibal Lechter
Review: Any law student has had a professor who seems mean enough to commit serial murder, but Tim Green has brought mayhem and murder to law school in the form of a diabolical law professor, defended by a bright young lawyer, who learns late the true price of fame. A good, improbable, read!
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Summary: A GRIPPING LEGAL THRILLER
Review: Attorney Casey Jordan strives to be the best, and with her looks and talent, she will achieve her goal. When world-famous law profesor Eric Lipton is accused of murdering one of his students, he chooses a former student, Casey, to defend him. Turning down another case to represent Lipton, Casey knows the risks involved...what she doesn't know is this case could cost her her life. Donald Sales, father of the murdered student, wants justice, and his brand of justice knows no bounds. A shocking discovery sends Casey on a journey to catch the killer, but with several suspects, and a few more bodies, she must go outside the law to stop the madman. "The Letter Of The Law" is a fast read, with plots twists no reader will expect. Tim Green has written his breakout bestseller, proving he has all the story telling skill to join the ranks of John Grisham, Richard North Patterson, etc. Nick Gonnella
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Summary: DEEP SCARLET LETTER
Review: Books like THE LETTER OF THE LAW continue to show how dangerous and risky it is to seek companionship on the Internet. The opening chapter of this tense little thriller is ample proof. How it relates to the main gist of the novel takes a long time, but it does make sense.
Green's novels are well crafted, even if sometimes he becomes a little too cinematic in the way the story unfolds. Casey Jordan is not the most likeable of heroines...she's ambitious, always concerned about the way she is perceived; she likes her rich life, her uncaring husband and her notoriety. Once she takes on Eric Lipton, her former law professor, however, things start caving in on her.
Lipton is a demonic character, full of pride and arrogance, and the reader will doubt his innocence from the start. Once his trial is over, Casey must face Donald Sales, the father of the victim whom she intimated may have been more than just a daddy. Meanwhile, Bob Bolinger, a crusty older detective (think Lee J. Cobb) is convinced Lipton is a serial killer.
Green twists the plot for some interesting surprises, particularly in the relationship between Sales and Casey.
An involving and engrossing legal thriller, which despite its flaws, is one of Green's more intriguing novels.
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Summary: DEEP SCARLET LETTER
Review: Books like THE LETTER OF THE LAW continue to show how dangerous and risky it is to seek companionship on the Internet. The opening chapter of this tense little thriller is ample proof. How it relates to the main gist of the novel takes a long time, but it does make sense.
Green's novels are well crafted, even if sometimes he becomes a little too cinematic in the way the story unfolds. Casey Jordan is not the most likeable of heroines...she's ambitious, always concerned about the way she is perceived; she likes her rich life, her uncaring husband and her notoriety. Once she takes on Eric Lipton, her former law professor, however, things start caving in on her.
Lipton is a demonic character, full of pride and arrogance, and the reader will doubt his innocence from the start. Once his trial is over, Casey must face Donald Sales, the father of the victim whom she intimated may have been more than just a daddy. Meanwhile, Bob Bolinger, a crusty older detective (think Lee J. Cobb) is convinced Lipton is a serial killer.
Green twists the plot for some interesting surprises, particularly in the relationship between Sales and Casey.
An involving and engrossing legal thriller, which despite its flaws, is one of Green's more intriguing novels.
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Summary: Good Legal Thriller
Review: Casey Jordan is the best defense lawyer in Texas and is looking to stretch that claim to best defense attorney nationwide. To that end she likes big, headline making, provocative cases, those with the biggest clients and the biggest risks. When Eric Lipton, nationally known criminal law professor, is accused of brutally murdering a former student, he hires Casey to defend him and she's thrilled. Though a tough case, Lipton was arrested leaving the country with the victim's bloody underwear in his luggage, it's just the kind of headline grabbing, career advancing trial she likes. And Casey does an admirable job, tearing apart defense witnesses and even laying suspicion on the victim's father. Just before the jury foreman reads the not guilty verdict, Lipton leans over and whispers into Casey's ear..."I really killed her". Now as other bodies begin to pile up, Casey is caught in a real bind, her duty to her client as an attorney and her need to see justice done. Tim Green has written a fast paced, page turner with well developed, interesting characters, powerful, riveting scenes and enough twists and turns to keep you off balance and guessing to the very end of the book. As a practicing attorney, his knowledge of the ins and outs of our criminal justice system, lend real credibility to the story. The Letter of the Law has it all, great characters, an action packed tight plot and a very satisfying ending with a few surprises thrown in.
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Summary: The good and the bad
Review: First of all, I found myself hating Casey Jordan from the very first chapter. She was brillant, beautiful, blah blah blah and she knew it. I found her to be very self-important and full of herself. I didn't like her or sympathize with her a bit, which is sad because I usually love strong female characters. Then Mr. Green had almost every other character be stupid and ugly so that she would look that much better. You knew right off that she would live to be the victorious heroine. I found Lipton's motives for murder very simplistic and unrealistic - "Oh no!; I'm impotent and everybody is laughing at me about it!" And then there was the whole Walt Tanner thing. I found it hard to believe that Lipton was just storing his body waiting for the right time to dump it and let everyone believe it was his. No build up on that. The good: Fast-paced, with a few interesting characters like Sales and Bolinger.
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Summary: Well Worth the time
Review: First time I read Mr. Green, I will read more. Very interesting and did not want ot put it down.
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