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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
There are courtroom dramas and there are legal thrillers, and this falls smack dab in the middle. Fantastic read and the dynamic between the lead and the other lead was intriguing with a satisfying conclusion. There wasn't much of a whodunit but it was a thriller all the same. Definitely one of the best in the genre. i got this from this discussion https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1544112-who-is-the-best-author-of-lawyer-courtroom-drama-novels and now psyched to go through the rest mentioned in there.
A good, more old-fashioned type mystery book set in the southwest. The book is set in an earlier time - 1990s? before DNA and other CSI-type tools.
I read this as a recommendation from friends. It never really got started for me. There was a lot of telling about this case and a period in the 1970s, but not a lot of conflict that I could care about.
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A well written courtroom drama that had the right amount of suspense, realistic characters, and a really good narrative flow. This was a first novel and it was nominated for both the Edgar and Barry Best First in 2008.
http://www.literaryfeline.com/2007/09/missing-witness-by-gordon-campbell.html