WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING, IT’S UP TO ONE RESOURCEFUL WOMAN TO STOP EVIL FROM TRIUMPHING… through every law enforcement agency up to the director of Homeland Security.
After winning the case of a lifetime, Minneapolis criminal defense lawyer Marc Kadella welcomes the infusion of energy his career is receiving. Another lawyer asks him to represent the co-defendant in a murder trial resulting from a petty crime that spiraled out of control—the somewhat “accidental” murder of the nephew of Vivian Corwin, grande dame of the influential Corwin family. Disarmingly charming and still downright sexy at sixty-eight, there’s more to Vivian than meets the eye. You just gotta love a society doyenne who can toss off, “… if I wasn’t a lady, right about now I would say: f— you.”
Marc has no illusions about why he’s being brought into the case, or what will happen. What he doesn’t know is that he’s gotten on the wrong side of a crooked judge; he just knows the guy hates him and will do everything he can to make life miserable for Marc and his client.
So imagine Marc’s astonishment when the judge finds himself on the wrong side of the bar, and will accept no lawyer but Marc to defend him against a murder charge! Marc very reluctantly accepts the case and enlists Maddy Rivers, a strikingly beautiful female private investigator who is totally taking names and breaking noses, to help him build his case.
And it cracks wide open when it overlaps with Vivian Corwin’s. It turns out the two cases are connected to a local crime king who’s getting away with murder and every other kind of mayhem, but what Marc, Maddy, and Vivian can’t figure out is how he’s doing it.
Always thoroughly-prepared and courtly, Marc meticulously builds his case and patiently presses it without heavy-handed courtroom antics or antagonism, even as this compelling legal mystery erupts with courtroom twists that turn into corkscrews.
Fans of John Grisham, Richard North Patterson, and of course the most beloved lawyer sleuth of all time, Erle Stanley Gardner’s Perry Mason, will gobble up this one and go back for the rest of the series
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Good story
There were some places where there was more detail than I needed and it went a bit slow there, but the surprises made up for that and then some. I really enjoyed the read. I liked the characters also.
GREAT CHARACTERS. NOT YOUR TYPICAL LAWYER NOVEL WHICH i LOVED. HE’S AN INTERESTING WRITER. i’LL READ HIS OTHER BOOKS.
My favorite genre, and this has become one of my favorite authors. I will watch for more of his books
One of the best stories I have read in a long time
Too many errors in grammar and spelling. This could have been a good book, but I had to give up about halfway through.
Enjoyed the book.
Well done legal thriller. Realistic characters. This was the second book I have read by this author and will read more of his work.
This book was very good. I could not put it down. I highly recommend it
The Justice series are on the top of my favorite books. I was so disappointed when I had read all of them. It will keep you interested and wanting for more.
At first it was difficult to follow, all the characters in the story but it all came together.
Quite a good tale although certain elements reminded me strongly of a similar court room drama that I read only two weeks ago. But I’d certainly list this author as one that I’d like to follow.
It kept my interest from beginning to end.
As a criminal defense lawyer for 45 years having tried over 200 murder cases, I appreciate the nuance and technicallity of being a defense lawyer. Not seen it portrayed better, both in and out of court. Look forward to more, if I had the money this lawyer has; the only unrealistic part of the book. Cops, Prosecutors and Judges I have represnted have been pro-bono for old friends.Crooks are broke as are their families. Would love to colaborate with author Need a great story teller to help on OKC Bomber book.
Creekmore Wallace, II
Definitely an excellent read! I had to purchase more as I’m hooked on this author – thanks for writing such a good story.
After reading two novels by Carstens, I have added him to my frequent reading list. If you are a fan of political, legal thriller novels, you will not be disappointed. Carstens plot and character development is impressive. Attorney Marc Kadella is not your typical defense lawyer; you won’t find him chasing ambulances. Carstens writing style can be compared to Grisham or Scott Turow.
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Excellent second book in the series. I enjoy the characters and how they all fit into the fabric of the story. Keep Marc coming. He is a great character.