A Jury of Her Peers (Wheeler Large Print Book Series (Cloth))

Rating:
Summary: A run-of-the-mill legal thriller.
Review: "A Jury of Her Peers" is a mediocre legal thriller about a dedicated public defender named Sybylla Muldoon. Sybylla devotes her life to helping her indigent clients, even though she receives very little appreciation for her efforts. While defending a homeless client who has slashed and maimed a nine-year-old girl, Sybylla learns of a nefarious right-wing plot to undermine the jury system. While investigating this plot, Sybylla places her life in jeopardy and she uncovers some horrible secrets concerning her parents. Does this sound impossibly complicated and far-fetched? Well, it is. Although the author gets credit for creating Sybylla, who is an attractive and witty individual, the mystery gets more and more preposterous as the book wears on. Ultimately, the sometimes witty dialogue and the compelling courtroom scenes do not make up for the weak and implausible story.

Rating:
Summary: Okay, but improbable
Review: I liked the lead character. She was protrayed as brilliant and compassionate and devoted to fairness in the law. However, after building her up to be this kind of person, the author then allowed her to make some exceedingly foolish moves, such as keeping key evidence (that could get her killed) in her purse while she went alone and unarmed into a dangerous situation with the villains. Also, for a supposedly brilliant person, she was very quick to dismiss the statements made by her client as insane ravings instead of investigating, even though she had evidence that something was amiss. I found the premise of implanting a drug into people to turn them into jury zombies to be highly improbable. The quality of the writing was excellent and the dialogue was witty. However, I quickly figured out the plot and I actually felt frustrated at times when the characters just didn't react to obvious clues and danger. Didn't keep me awake and in places I even found it a bit preachy about the jury system.

Rating:
Summary: AN EXTREMELY O.K. BOOK
Review: This book wasn't a yawner, but it wasn't a page turner. Sorely unrealistic, this book was good for bed time reading as it woud not keep you awake. On the good side, there were no slopy ends that were just tied up to end the book. If you are looking for a nice book this will work.