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Author name: James Sheehan

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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780312362881
ISBN number: 0312362889
Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 416
Printing Date: February 06, 2007
Publishing house: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release Date: February 06, 2007
Sale Popularity Level: 464755
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Growing up on the mean streets of New York City, Johnny and Mikey always had each other’s backs. Mikey was a loyal friend but even he knew that Johnny was headed for bigger things. That’s why he dubbed him
 
The two friends were inseparable—until one fateful night set them on their different paths: Johnny to life as a  high-powered lawyer in Miami, and Mikey to a shattered existence behind bars. Now, haunted by guilt over Mikey’s conviction, and numbed by the excesses of a successful life, Johnny finds his one last shot at redemption: A young Florida man is framed for a murder he didn’t commit, and Johnny feels compelled to fight for him—and, in a way, for Mikey. But there are powerful people who want the truth hidden, and Johnny will have to risk everything, and everyone, he cares about to save the young man…and himself.




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User popularity level: out of 5 stars

Rated by buyers 3 out of 5 stars - An Uneven Book
This is an excellent debut novel that this reader found to be well paced and one that held my interest. Upon beginning the book, a murder is committed and the wrong person is arrested for reasons of political expediency. This began to seem like a story that has been written before and I soon learned that this was a distinct variation on what was presumed to take place. The story goes from the murder which took place in Florida and utilizes flashbacks to New York City. For a period of time, it appeared that there were two distinct stories in play. The writer shows that this a complex story on numerous levels with characters that are interesting to the reader. Their deveopment is an area which could have used improvement. In too many cases, they are poorly developed and are stereotypes without depth. There is the money grubbing lawyer, the poltical opportunist, the dumb small-city police officer and the crusader for justice. The strength of the story as well as the numerous twists make it easy to overlook these shortcomings in this good, even if not greatly satisfying, read.


Rated by buyers 4 out of 5 stars - Engrossing if over-long legal thriller
The novel ,despite evoking New York in its title ,largely takes place in small town Florida ,with flashbacks to the childhood of its protagonist in the streets of the Big Apple .
Events are set in train when a woman named Lucy Ochosa ,a female free with sexual favours ,is killed by a transient named Geronimo .The racist and slobbish Sheriff ,Wesley Brume and the ambitious local prosecutor Clay Evans see the case as their ticket to better things and railroad a mildly retarded Hispanic youth ,the good natured Rudy for the crime despite widespread knowledge among the local community of his innocence .His firast lawyer drops out through lack of funds to pay for the defence and the Public Defender is a drunken waste of space.Rudy is found guilty and sentenced to death.Appeals drag on over the yearsv until Jack Tobin enters the fray.

He knew the boy's father and feels a sense of guilt over his fate -namely a criminal conviction for an offence that Tobin was equally complicit in .Tobin is now a hotshot lawyer and takes up Rudy's case ,assembling a hard working and committed team .This development is unwelcome to certain people and a team member is killed and attempts made on Tobin's life before the final powerful if bitter sweet climax .

This is a long book at nearly 600 paperback pages and would have benefitted from judicious trimming but this is a relatively minor caveat as the pace is crisp and the narrative incidentful.It has the courage not to be wholly upbeat and optimistic and good people suffer and die before the case draws to its conclusion

This is a way above average exanple of its genre with fine characterization and a jaundiced cynicism about state politics that prevents it from being one dimensional and pat

Recommended to all who like provocative legal tales


Rated by buyers 4 out of 5 stars - Quite A Roller Coaster Ride
A corrupt small-town Florida police department arrests Rudy Kelly, a "slow" 19-year-old, for a murder he didn't commit, and, after an ineffectual public defender fumbles the case, Rudy receives a death sentence. Flashbacks to the 1960s New York childhoods of Mikey Kelly and Johnny Tobin. Ten years after Rudy's conviction, Tobin, now a hotshot Miami lawyer bored with his life, leaves his firm and finds a new direction after reading about Mikey's death and starts looking into his son Rudy's conviction. Written by an attorney that has been compared to Grisham. The story is kinda twisty, very first time author and it seems like he just tried to put too much into it. Quite a roller coaster ride.



Rated by buyers 2 out of 5 stars - 2 1/2 Stars -- Starts Off Strong But Becomes Steadily Contrived And Predictable!
The Mayor Of Lexington Avenue, the debut novel by James Sheehan, involves trial lawyer Jack Tobin who is determined to repay a debt to his childhood friend -- the man who dubbed him "The Mayor of Lexington Avenue" -- when a young Florida man is convicted of murder. The very first half of this book is quite strong and well-developed. However, its second half steadily deteriorates when Tobin and his cohorts become the central figures in the plot to correct the wrongs that were done. During this phase of the book, Sheehan demonstrates his inexperience as a novelist. Most of his characters are thinly developed, their exploits are often unrealistic and contrived, his technique at foreshadowing serves to make many of the intended surprise elements too predictable, and the dialogue he has his characters speak is often cliche-ridden and corny. Hopefully, Sheehan has improved his writing skills and corrected these flaws in his second book, The Law Of Second Chances.


Rated by buyers 4 out of 5 stars - Enjoyable Grisham-like Legal Thriller
THE MAYOR OF LEXINGTON AVENUE is a very decent book, and a promising start for author James Sheehan. Apparently this book started as a small press publication, and its popularity led the big New York publishers to take notice of Sheehan's talents. I can understand why, since this book reveals Sheehan to be a good writer and gifted storyteller.

THE MAYOR OF LEXINGTON AVENUE is essentially a story of a miscarriage of justice, and a brave attorney's endeavor to make things right. The very first half of this novel is actually quite superb, as Sheehan details how the miscarriage of justice occurs. I thought this part of the book had great characterization and was very realistic.

But Sheehan stumbles in the second half of the novel, which fully introduces the protagonist Jack Tobin, and his quest to make things right. Tobin is a bit too good to be true, and I found his heroics rather unrealistic and kind of corny in spots. His "romance" happens rather instantaneously and is not well developed at all. I did enjoy the courtroom scenes at the end, however.

But overall, THE MAYOR OF LEXINGTON AVENUE is quite enjoyable to read, and reminded me of John Grisham's A TIME TO KILL. If you like Grisham's early writing style, you may want to give this novel a try, since it strongly reminds me of Grisham's work. I look forward to reading his future work.



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