A man in prison for murder. One woman wants him freed. One woman wants him dead.Mick McFarland is stunned when he’s arrested for murdering business tycoon Edwin Hanson, brother to David Hanson—one of Mick’s former clients. Mick is even more shocked when he’s confronted with the incriminating evidence: surveillance footage of him stalking the victim and pulling the trigger.As Mick’s legal team … trigger.
As Mick’s legal team fights against windmills trying to beat the prosecution in court, his wife, Piper, journeys across the country, trying to win her husband’s freedom by going after the man she is convinced is out to destroy Mick and David both. What she doesn’t anticipate is that David’s wife, Marcie, is on a similar mission to shelter her own husband. And the two women may not be on the same side.
Piper has it all right…and all wrong. And her time is running out. Will she be able to save her husband from conviction and clear his name?
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More People Seeking Revenge Than You Can Shake A Stick At
A local conglomerate CEO’s (Edward Hanson) murder opens this novel. The police are on it. Soon surveillance video is discovered showing the actual murder. The shooter is Mick McFarland. The police find video from other buildings showing Mick walking back to his nearby building. When arrested, his jacket, a lockbox from his desk, and his computer and corporate server were seized. The lockbox that could be opened only by Mick’s fingerprint contains the gun, which had only his fingerprints on it, is the murder weapon. Gunshot residue was on the jacket. e-Mails were found that showed a year long relationship with that Edward and provided a motive to kill him. Lastly, the FBI’s Computer Analysis Response Team reviewed and validated the video and e-mails. Lastly, Mick said to himself that it indeed looked like him in the video.
The case looks like a slam dunk case, and for Mick a meeting with a lethal injection. His partner, Susan, his wife, Piper, is brother, Tommy, and the rest of the firm are behind defending him and proving him innocent. A small crack appears in the case against him. It does not seem much against the evidence against Mick. As time goes on, the case appears to be much more complex and far reaching than it first appears with many suspicious events happening. There are ties back to the first novel in this series and, possibly, one other. Since spoilers are in this novel for the first novel; I would recommend reading, Criminal Defense, before reading this novel. If you choose to read this novel first, adequate background is provided that you do not read the previous novels to enjoy this one.
B-storyline is rich with the more background of Mick with all the major players. Background between all antagonists of Mick also is rich. Many of the antagonists seemed to be antagonists with each other. I really felt that I had a better understanding as to why the various characters acted the way they did.
There is one mildly graphic sex scene. It is two short paragraphs long, and can be skipped without hurting the storyline. As for possibly objectionable language, there was some, but not to the level I felt excessive. The level might be for someone more sensitive than I am. There is violence, but except for the murder, itself, most of it is described after the fact.
As the complexity grew as the novel proceeds, my attention was captured and held all the way to the end. I did discover a flaw that was very critical to the storyline. I believe that it will stay intact in the published novel. I also believe that most people may not recognize the flaw unless they have experience with information technology operations and support. This flaw really didn’t affect my enjoyment in reading this novel. All loose ends, except for the one noted above, were tied up by the end of the novel. Based upon all of the above, I rate this novel with five stars. I’ve even purchase one of the earlier novels to read. If you enjoy legal thrillers, this novel should be on your to read list.
I have received a free e-book version of this novel through NetGalley from Thomas & Mercer with an expectation for an honest, unbiased review. I wish to thank Thomas & Mercer for the opportunity to read and review this novel early.
In this 4th volume of the a Philadelphia Legal series, a video of Mick shooting the brother of his former client; but did he kill Edwin? His wife believes in his innocence, but the prosecution is convinced of his guilt. How can they prove his innocence? Is this the ultimate frame? Is this a cgi crime? Myers nailed all my technological insecurities and made me question everything. I loved it! The best of the series imo. 5 star.
Wow, was this a wild book. Mick, a criminal defense attorney, is arrested for murdering Edwin Hanson, the chairman and CEO of Hanson World Industries. Edwin is the brother of one of Mick’s former clients. The arrest is a surprise but the real shock comes when Mick learns there is surveillance footage of him actually shooting Edwin. Members of Mick’s firm fan out, investigating (above board and otherwise) looking for anything that can prove he didn’t do it.
The plot is twisty, and everyone has a motive and a plan for accomplishing something, though it’s not immediately clear what everyone wants or why. The characters are all tied together in complicated, longstanding ways. There are spoilers for prior books so I wouldn’t recommend beginning the series with this book, though enough information is given that you can start here.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC. The opinions in this review are honest and my own.
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Love this series! Another great book with compelling characters that grab your interest immediately. The twists and turns that keep you guessing and make for a great read. Plus an ending you won’t see coming. A must read, and definitely 5 stars
In this fourth book in the Philadelphia Legal series, Myers crafted another well-plotted legal thriller that does not disappoint.
A Criminal Justice is great
There’s something special about this author: his character development. William Myers creates personalities that you feel deeply about, either to love totally or barely tolerate. These characters will remain with you a while.
Great Legal Thriller
A CRIMINAL JUSTICE is a legal thriller with lots of twists that you don’t see coming. And the ending, wow! Must read.
I enjoyed the book, I am sorry to say I read so many that I do not remember
specifics. I mark “read and good” if I liked the book. I would read more by
that author.
A book you don’t want to put down. You think you know who’s done what, but the end has a unsuspected twist.
This was a good read. Didn’t have any lag to the story. Want to pass a day reading? Get this.
plot was very well thought out