Jaded New York City Public Defender Liana Cohen would give anything to have one client in whom she can believe. Dozens of hardened criminals and repeat offenders have chipped away at her faith in both herself and the system. Her boyfriend Jakob’s high-powered law firm colleagues see her do-gooder job as a joke, which only adds to the increasing strain in their relationship.Enter imprisoned felon … imprisoned felon Danny Shea, whose unforgivable crime would raise a moral conflict in an attorney at the height of her idealism – and that hasn’t been Liana in quite a while. But Danny’s astonishing blend of good looks, intelligence, and vulnerability intrigues Liana. Could he be the client she’s been longing for – the wrongly accused in need of a second chance? Is he innocent? As their attorney-client relationship transforms into something less than arm’s length, Liana is forced to confront fundamental questions of truth, faith, and love – and to decide who she wants to be.
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Lindas Book Obsession Reviews “Unreasonable Doubts” by Reyna Marder Gentin She Writes Press, November 13, 2018
Reyna Marder Gentin, Author of “Unreasonable Doubts” has written an intense, intriguing, captivating, suspenseful and riveting novel that is extremely thought-provoking. The Genres for this book are Legal Suspense, and Fiction. The timeline for his book are in the present and go to the past or future only when it pertains to the events or characters in this story. The author describes her characters as complex and complicated.
Liana Cohen is a Public Defender that has mixed feelings now when dealing with the legal cases she has to represent. She deals with hardened criminals. rapists, murders and is starting to lose the enthusiasm that every person is innocent until they are proven guilty. Liana’s boyfriend Jacob, is working his way up the ladder in a successful law firm. Jacob’s colleagues refer to Liana as the “do-gooder”. Why is Liana so confused at this point in time?
One of Liana’s co-workers gives her a case of Danny Shea, who is in prison for rape. When Liana reads Danny’s letters, something in her makes her want to give him a second chance. Often as a Public Defender, the best form of attack is to find some mistake in the process from the first trial. Soon Liana becomes obsessed with this case. Is she in danger?
I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy legal suspense novels that offer so much more. There are twists and turns and surprises in this story. Happy Reading!!
This could be categorized as a legal thriller but its so much more. It’s a book about love and friendship and trying to decide what’s really important in life. This is a debut novel for this author and based on this book, I expect that we’ll see many more fantastic books from her in the future.
Liana is a Public Defender in NYC. Even though she was offered a job at a prestigious NY law firm, she felt the need to go to work at the public defender’s office where she could help people unable to afford legal representation. After several years on her job, Liana is starting to lose her idealism as she continues to see repeat offenders and hardened criminals. Her boyfriend works at a high level law firm and is completely consumed trying to make partner and doesn’t seem to realize that he and Liana are heading in totally different directions regarding their future. As a new case grabs all of Liana’s attention (maybe too much), it forces her to take a close look at her life and decide what’s really important.
Legal thrillers can sometimes be very dry and boring during the court parts of the story but the author is able to make it all interesting. Beyond being a legal thriller this is a love story and a real coming of age story for Liana as she struggles to decide her future.
Thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own.