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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780451209535
ISBN number: 0451209532
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 432
Printing Date: August 05, 2003
Publishing house: Signet
Release Date: August 05, 2003
Sale Popularity Level: 528397
Studio: Signet
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Lawyers Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez have put aside their differences as former husband and wife to become San Francisco's top criminal defense team. But a new case could bring it all crashing down-both professionally and personally-because Rosie's niece is accused of murder.
And before the trial is over, Mike and Rosie's own secrets will be exposed-changing everyone's perspective on truth and justice...and life and death.
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Mike Daley has a checkered past as a former priest, an ex-public defender, and even a corporate lawyer. Now he's a criminal defense attorney partnered with his ex-wife, Rosie, in a San Francisco firm that's too small to attract high-profile clients unless they happen to be related to the principals--which in this case, they are. The chief suspect in the murder of famed director Richard MacArthur and the star of the film that's supposed to resurrect his fading career is Rosie's niece Angel. While the plot features too many other suspects and not enough surprises, it's the relationship between Mike and Rosie that gives this well-crafted but otherwise humdrum mystery its appeal. --Jane Adams
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Siegel takes the Michael Daley in a new direction. In this one his partner & ex-wife Rosie is sick with cancer while her neice Angela is arrested for a murder. Lacking the usual courtroom drama, this book focuses more on Michael and Rosie trying to learn the truth to get Angela out of jail before she becomes a suicide victim. Noticeably absent in this one is Nick Hanson, PI who is usually very entertaining. Instead we have Jaella PI and ex-cheerleader. Maybe Michael's brother Pete will finally have his day!
While all this goes on Michael is having an extremely secretive affair with a judge which causes all kinds of conflict of interest situations. Though not up to the same level of some of the other Siegel Daley books, it is still a superior read mainly because of Daley's wisecracking thoughts around everything he says.
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......that, when you have to go there, they have to take you in. We have come to have high expectations of Sheldon. We should....he always meets them. I forget who the philosopher was who said the quote with which I started this review, but this book really brings it home. Family matters...Mike and Rosie have to fathom the depth of their relationship with each other, and with their extended family. This book has its main plot, and its side shows, all looking at the concept of "family" from a different angle. There's a reason that Doctors and Lawyers aren't supposed to take care of our own [we lose objectivity]. Here, Mike and Rosie REALLY stretch things.
I won't spoil the plot for you, but this one has a LOT of twists and turns....Don't make the mistake of deciding in advance how it will turn out. All our old friends are here, and some new ones, too. I wouldn't mind meeting Kaela Joy, myself. Get this one, and enjoy, but be prepared to have your heart strings pulled a few times.
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This was the very first book from Seigel that I have read. It was an airport purchase that, with a long flight from Europe and a connecting flight to my final destination, I had essentially finished before arriving home. While perhaps lacking the benefit of the background from Seigel's previous works with the same characters, I nonetheless was able to really enjoy the story. There were numerous characters to keep track of, creating both a positive (multiple story lines and strong interplay between the characters) and a negative (at times, the story seemed to get bogged down in unnecessary complexity). I did not find this to be a fabulous story, but it certainly was entertaining enough be keep me from switching over to the in-flight movies and was more than sufficient to prompt me to go back for more of Seigel's work in the future.
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One thing I like, and which makes Siegel's books stand out for the normal legal thriller, is now little time is spent in the courtroom. Siegel, a practicing attorney himself, focuses on the characters involved and the investigation prior to the case going to court. And, living across the Bay from San Francisco, I always appreciate his very accurate descriptions of the City. While not terribly suspenseful, this is a very well done, enjoyable series and one I continue to follow and recommend.
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Unbelieveable drop after two great novels: *Special Circumstances* and *Incriminating Evidence.* No courtroom battle. and how romantic can the romance with the ex really be?
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