Ben Singleton, a Marine veteran, had returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan and was having difficulty adjusting to civilian life.
Fate, coincidence, or something else thrust him right into the heart of some of Walt and Ox’s most difficult cases.
Our heroes find themselves knee-deep in trouble as they go undercover in a nursing home to smoke out practitioners of Medicaid fraud, meanwhile, … fraud, meanwhile, Islamic terrorists with ties to the Taliban are plotting to attack one of Kansas City’s most cherished institutions.
Join Walt and his band of senior sidekicks on another emotional roller coaster ride that will have you shedding tears of laughter one minute and sorrow the next.
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Each of the Lady Justice books is a slice of life story that hones in on a specific thing in American life. In LADY JUSTICE AND THE VET, we get a glimpse into military veterans dealing with the personal aftermath of war. The men and women who serve in war zones come back with scars both visible and not, physical and mental. We also see that PTSD can affect anyone. Traumatic experiences outside the war zone exist and are every bit as scarring as a bullet.
I’ve also found throughout this series a smattering of timely conspiracy theories. Thornton deals with these in a pragmatic manner that doesn’t tend to make anyone’s blood boil. When I hear conspiracy theories on TV, I yell at the offending screen; when I read them in the Lady Justice books, I see another way to deal with them.
Alongside the plight of the US military veteran, the timing of the book is very specific. It takes place as the government goes into shutdown, in 2013. I remember it because I had major surgery, on September 30, 2013, they day the government was shut down. Some things are just unforgettable.
As always, Walt, Ox, and the over-the-hill gang thwart evil doers in their own keystone kops way. Walt is always singled out by the really bad guys, his relatives and friends are put in danger, yet it all works out in a way that seems better than any outcome you see on cop shows on TV. The Lady Justice books are a kinder, gentler thrilling page-turner.
As always, I recommend that you start with the first book in the series, LADY JUSTICE TAKES A C.R.A.P and make your way through in order. There is a basic set of characters that seems to expand as the overall story of Walt Williams is told. The growing character base adds flavor and dimension to a backstory that shows real human beings dealing with the things that life throws their way.
I really like the Lady Justice series. Robert Thornhill has a true gift for telling a story. This series has it all: mystery, suspense, friendship, tears, loyalty, current events, and lots of laughs.
I was reminded yet again how much I like Mary. A good story as usual!
Another touchy subject is brought to the front of your mind when you listen to this book. Military people give their lives, and sometimes sanity, to help us have these freedoms we do and most people don’t understand the massive selflessness that it takes to do it as well as the damage it can cause. Walt sees this in this book and is able to help save people as well as get out of more tricky situations. Another breathtaking book in this series.
This review is for the audio book.
Another great Walt Williams story from the very talented writer Robert Thornhill. I really enjoyed this book. Walt and Ox had to solve a number of cases in this book keeping it very interesting and entertaining. I love the characters and think this the secret as to why the writer can write so many books about one person, the support team such as Mary Murphy the bat wielding granny that isn’t afraid to take on a bike gang to Jerry the joke who is always ready with a great one liner to Ox the gentle gaint of a partner that gets all the messy jobs to Louie the lip the pimp that always knows someone who can help. These are just a few of the colourful cast of characters that join together to make up a Walt Williams book and he keeps adding new members.
In this book Walt is plagued with nightmares from his last case of jumping of a building while being shot at. This force’s him to attend a group therapy meeting where he meets Ben a war Veteran suffering his own post traumatic stress. It is a good job he does as Ben proves to be a handy man to know when someone is trying to kill you. Terrorists are once again targeting Kansas city but can a seventy year old cop put a spanner In the works and foil a mass shooting spree? They also have to find the time to go undercover in a retirement home, Walt as a resident and Ox as a janitor, to flush out Medicare fraud. Or is the captain trying to tell Walt something?
George Kuch did an excellent job but the actual recording wasn’t up to it best, every now and again the volume would get louder for a couple of words before returning back to normal. It didn’t effect the telling of the story just did it every now and again.
Lady Justice and The Vet is my fifteenth enjoyable read/listen from author Robert Thornhill. Another entertaining clean read, filled with puns & one-liners, as always dealing with current social topics. Each book in the series seems better than the last as Thornhill continues to up his game. Narrator George Kuch again adds greatly to the listening enjoyment with his wide variety of entertaining voices & inflections, Kuch IS Walt Williams! I’ll definitely be reading more from Thornhill! I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reviewing it. Since I own both the Audible & Kindle versions I was able to follow along while being read to. Up next is Lady Justice & the Organ Traders. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).
Once again Robert Thornhill and George Kuch deliver a wonderful audio book. Walt Williams and his crazy wonderful side kicks take on the Taliban terrorists. Robert also does a wonderful job of giving information about our veterans and what many of them go through. Another great book.
veterans, fraud, seniors, ptsd, guilt, relationships, law-enforcement, verbal-humor, situational-humor
Our favorite senior citizen cop is back with hair raising adventures and some very timely socioeconomic issues. One is zeroing in on a form of Medicare fraud in residential setting that nearly obliterates Walt in a garbage truck. Walt is also burdened with PTSD from an incident in a previous book and that leads in to the unending horrors trapped in the minds of former military who were deployed at one time and a small peek into the psychotherapy implemented by the VA. As we follow along while Walt is targeted by a terror cell, we are also reminded of the problems caused by the government shutdown in 2013. There is angst, sadness, happy times, and laughter in this and others in the series.
I received a free audio copy at my request in exchange for an honest review.
George Kuch is terrific as narrator!
Audiobook review: Lady Justice and the Vet tackles the emotional, psychological, economical, & social issues that U.S. military Veterans face when returning home with a side of mystery, heroism, & humor. As with other books in this series, Mr. Thornhill did an excellent job providing an entertaining story while opening the eyes of the listener to a sensitive subject. The narrator did a fantastic job with providing unique voices for each character and appropriate tone inflections for each scene. I received a free copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.