Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780451212610
ISBN number: 0451212614
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 432
Printing Date: August 03, 2004
Publishing house: Signet
Release Date: August 03, 2004
Sale Popularity Level: 590259
Studio: Signet
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San Francisco lawyer Mike Daley is called on once again by Leon Walker, the man Daley kept out of jail through a few (some say) questionable maneuvers. Now, standing accused of murder, Leon says he's innocent-and fatally ill. Now it's up to Mike to clear the man's name-and his own.
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This is my fourth Michael Daley novel and it is just as good and fresh as the ohter three! Siegel's Daley is far more interesting than Lashner's Victor Carl or Rosenfeld's Andy Carpenter. What sets Daley aside are the recurring suporting characters (Rosie, Mike's Brother, Nick the Dick, Roosevelt, etc.) and his own thoughts that usually preface all courtroom dialogue.
In this one Michael and Rosie are asked to defend a dying man who has only a few weeks left to clear his name before he died. The man, Leon, is hated by the police because they felt Daley got him off a sure murder rap on a technicality several years prior.
Though there is very little action, the dialogue is compelling and the reader keeps on guessing as to who the real killer is (note: is this the novel where Daley's client is the actual killer? - I won't tell).
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First Sentence: Judge Elizabeth McDaniel is glaring at me over the top of her reading glasses.
Attorneys Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez defended Leon Walker in the past. Although they won their case, it harmed their reputation and their marriage. Now Leon is accused of murdering a Silicon Valley venture capitalist. Leon wants Mike to defend him to clear his name. Leon is dying and doesn't want his daughter to life with the stigma of a murderer as a father. Reluctantly, Mike takes the case. As Mike investigates on his client's behalf, he finds there may have been others who wanted the victim silenced.
Siegel uses his experience as a private practice attorney to write a super series of legal thrillers and this is another great entry into that series. I always learn a lot about process and the legal system but without it ever being preachy or taking me out of the system. There are great, well-developed characters and excellent dialogue, both verbal and internal, and humor. Being that I live in San Francisco (okay, Oakland really), I love following him around the streets and neighborhoods. I enjoyed the way case and story evolved without letting me see where it was going. If you're looking for a fast-paced, page-turning read, I highly recommend it.
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Sheldon Siegel is my favorite author of "lawyer books", and a nice guy, too. One of the best things about his books is the cast of characters, whose lives we get to follow from story to story. By now they seem like old friends. You've heard of unconventional marriages; Rosie and Mike have an unconventional divorce, and manage to be great parents, together. We can wish that all couples were as strong as they are.
Without giving away the plot, I think that this is Sheldon's best. Great story, great character sketches that make us forget that these folks aren't "real". And, a really complicated client. Few mysteries will stand the test of being re-read; Sheldon's will. A word of warning: old memories will get dredged up, and friends of Mike and Rosie will have some tough times here. When our friends go thru bad days, so do we. When they don't know whether to laugh or cry, we laugh and cry with them. Nuff said. Read and enjoy.
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I am disappointed. Usually, Siegel's books are interesting and fast paced. This is not his best work, but on a rainy day when you've read everything else, it fills the gap.
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This book is great from start to finish. Siegel holds the readers attention from beginning to end. The book opens in a courtroom where a former boxer is accused of "assualt with a deadly chicken." This had me laughing out loud. Siegel is a great writer.
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