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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As a former criminal defense attorney this was a very realistic book. There was some great characters in it and the plot certainly kept you going to twists and turns with excellent I really had a hard time putting this book down enjoyed it very much.
This was a terrific fast pasted book that kept me turning pages. It had a terrific plot with so many twists and turns. It had a great balance of intrigue and ethics.
Great book, ending was a complete surprise, but set up perfectly.
I don’t usually read legal thrillers, but this is a worthy exception. The plot is brilliant, never a dull moment. The characters are realistic. It moves forward speedily. The author is apparently very gifted, and has done an excellent job.
Excellent! It has an ending that will leave you stunned. VERY, VERY GOOD!
Great book and a twisted plot with well developed characters. A jury trial like no other!
Great court trial novel.
Love this book and the series. Can’t wait to start the nest one.
It was a very good legal thriller. On of the best.
Love the series. Read them all. Hope for more!
Excellent writing and a great series.
Love the twists and turns!
If you like legal thrillers this is a must read Author that you won’t want to put down
A very entertaining mystery.
I enjoy Sheldon Siegal’s books! This particular one is thought provoking and interesting. Wanted to read it all at once
I could not put this book down! I read it from cover to cover in one sitting. Great read!
Excellent, in depth, court procedural. Gives what feels like a very realiistic overview of a defense attorney wrestling with everyone, including his client, to protect his client from a murder charge. The twists don’t stop until after the verdict is in.
Funny,interesting enjoyablr
Well written with a story line that holds going I the very end.
This book was extremely good and realistic. The characters are like people you know. The book is about a murder at a prestigious law firm and trying to figure out who did it. I loved this book