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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Engaging characters and a well crafted mystery. This is a pair to watch!
Enjoyed this one very much.
Wonderful! Had me turning pages well into the night. The characters and story are so well crafted that I felt I was in the story myself. Loved the pace and tempo too. Thought I figured it out, several times, but it had me to the last word.
Great read!!!!
Oh, what a tangled web we weave! Who would think defending your best friend in a double murder rap could be so much fun? True to life court room scenes. Tedious investigations. Late hours. Ups and downs galore. A must read for aspiring and seasoned criminal lawyers and fans of criminal justice. Surprise ending. I totally enjoyed this book.
This book is a great read. Great characters & plot, kept me guessing to the end.
A very good read.
Loved it
Couldn’t read it fast enough
Totally bummed when I finished it
Excellent read! Great story line and characters.
Special Circumstances is a legal murder mystery with lots or unexpected twists and turns in the plot, literally right until the very end. The main character is well developed, even if some of the supporting characters lack some dimension. There was enough suspense to keep me coming back, curious about how all the ends would tie together (and, …
great
Easy to read, like it!
An enthralling legal thriller.
Good reading i did not want to stop reading this book. Unpredictable reading.
Compelling story
Didn’t see the last twist coming. Looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
I LOVED this book !!! I Highly recommend this one to the utmost !!
Courtroom drama at its best.
This was a really great book and lots of interesting legal ingsights were shared throughout which made it all the more interesting. Great plot. I definitely will read more by this author.
This is great read, fast moving with a great plot!