Two lawyers are dead. Their colleague–Mike’s best friend–is accused. It’s up to Mike to prove his innocence.Meet Mike Daley. Ex-priest. Ex-public defender. And as of yesterday, ex-partnerin one of San Francisco’s most prominent law firms. Today he’s out on his own, setting up practice on the wrong side of town. Then his best friend and former colleague is charged with a brutal double murder of … colleague is charged with a brutal double murder of two fellow lawyers, and Daley is instantly catapulted into a high-profile investigation involving the prestigious law firm that just booted him.
As he prepares his case, Daley uncovers the firm’s dirtiest secrets. It doesn’t take long for him to discover that in this trial, ambition, friendship, greed, and long-standing grudges will play just as important a role as truth and justice.
With SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, author Sheldon Siegel burst onto the legal thriller arena exposing the world of big-time law firms and lawyers in a fresh, sharp-witted, wonderfully sardonic page-turner. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES introduces us to criminal defense attorneys and former spouses Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez — incompatible for marriage, but just right for everything else.
Brilliantly paced, crackling with energy and suspense, SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES reminds us why we love to hate lawyers — but can’t get enough of courtroom drama when it’s done this well.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES is first book in the NY Times and Amazon best selling legal thriller series featuring Mike Daley & Rosie Fernandez.
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A very good story with a surprise ending. I couldn’t wait to get to the end to see if justice would be served, only to be shocked by one of the character’s well kept secrets. What an ending!
A great legal thriller that will keep you turning pages well into the night.
I started to read the book because of the number of positive reviews and I am always looking for new (to me) authors. I found the book to be a delight to read with some twists and turns that were unexpected. There was an unexpected turn of events that helped things along that I found a little far fetched but, overall, the book is a delight.
One of the best court procedure mysteries I’ve read. Alot of interesting characters, fast paced . A story of lawyers whose greed, ego, deception show no limits. The ending will literally knock your socks off. A truly great read.