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beastreader's review
5.0
David Sloane is having some issues with his step son, Jake. Sloane's friend, Tom Molina suggests that Sloane, Jake, Molina and his son, T.J. all get away for a guys weekend. Things go well until Jake and T.J. are arrested, tried and sentenced all by Judge Earl Boykin. Judge Boykin is a man not to be messed with.
Jake and T.J. have been sent to Fresh Start, a jevenile facility. Only the facility is more like a boot camp and the guards like to break down the children because they can. Sloane and Molina will have to pull out the big guns if they want to save their sons.
I have not read a book by Mr. Dugoni. After reading Conviction, I will be checking out Mr. Dugoni's prior novels. I was hooked. Sloane and Molina make a great team. They bothn have brains and fight for justice. Sloane had guts, which is why I liked him a lot. Neither he or Molina were afraid to get their hands dirty. Some of the characters surprised me. I admit that I did not see the signs of which sides they were really playing for until the big reveal. What I also really liked about this book was that I could see this actually happening in smaller towns. In this case, I would want someone like Sloane to be my attorney and fight for me.
There was kind of like dual stories happening in this book. The one involving Sloane and Molina and Sloane's son, Jake and Molina's son, T.J. Jake is just as strong. He did not go down without a fight. T.J. was more on the quiet side and I felt sorry for him. He was an innocent bystander. Or couse, I would have liked to have seen him have more courage. I culd not stop reading this book. There was plenty of action and drama. I would recommend this book to anyone, who likes a good legal thriller. Mr. Dugoni sold me with Conviction with this book!
Jake and T.J. have been sent to Fresh Start, a jevenile facility. Only the facility is more like a boot camp and the guards like to break down the children because they can. Sloane and Molina will have to pull out the big guns if they want to save their sons.
I have not read a book by Mr. Dugoni. After reading Conviction, I will be checking out Mr. Dugoni's prior novels. I was hooked. Sloane and Molina make a great team. They bothn have brains and fight for justice. Sloane had guts, which is why I liked him a lot. Neither he or Molina were afraid to get their hands dirty. Some of the characters surprised me. I admit that I did not see the signs of which sides they were really playing for until the big reveal. What I also really liked about this book was that I could see this actually happening in smaller towns. In this case, I would want someone like Sloane to be my attorney and fight for me.
There was kind of like dual stories happening in this book. The one involving Sloane and Molina and Sloane's son, Jake and Molina's son, T.J. Jake is just as strong. He did not go down without a fight. T.J. was more on the quiet side and I felt sorry for him. He was an innocent bystander. Or couse, I would have liked to have seen him have more courage. I culd not stop reading this book. There was plenty of action and drama. I would recommend this book to anyone, who likes a good legal thriller. Mr. Dugoni sold me with Conviction with this book!
alanburch79's review
4.0
First book I've read by Robert Dugoni, and let me say I was not disappointed. It wasn't until I was halfway through the book before I found out that the main protagonist, David Sloan, is part of a series. That was ok though, because you can easily read it as a stand alone novel. The highest compliment you can give an author is to say you want to read more books by him/her, and that's just how I felt with this book.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
erwink54's review
2.0
The story was really pretty good, but the EDITING was so distracting I nearly quit many times. Missing words, incorrect words (site for sight, whose for who’s), missing punctuation....it was a mess. Disappointing work Mr. Dugoni.
boleary30's review against another edition
4.0
Dugoni does a good job of taking you step by step through a legal issue, worth the read. Also David Sloane is a solid character.
ndbeyer's review against another edition
5.0
This was one of my favorite Sloane books. It is easy to feel empathy for Jake as a teenager trying to deal with his mom's death. His choices lead him down a bad path but what he learns through this journey is heartening
mackenzierm's review against another edition
5.0
First line: "David Sloane stepped through the metal detector, grabbed his briefcase, and put on his coat while running toward a staircase, ignoring the elevators."
I love Robert Dugoni's work! I wish I had thought to review this novel right after I finished it.... and a little more than a year later I have very little recollection for the plot of this novel! I will say that just by reading the first line I had taken the time to write into my review fills me with good feelings about this novel.... so I guess I'll just leave this off with: GREAT read, and I look forward to reading more of Dugoni's novels!
I love Robert Dugoni's work! I wish I had thought to review this novel right after I finished it.... and a little more than a year later I have very little recollection for the plot of this novel! I will say that just by reading the first line I had taken the time to write into my review fills me with good feelings about this novel.... so I guess I'll just leave this off with: GREAT read, and I look forward to reading more of Dugoni's novels!
bookbolt's review against another edition
4.0
This was my first book from the author and I quite liked it. The twists towards the end caught me by surprise. I will read more from this author.
mackenzierm's review against another edition
5.0
First line: "David Sloane stepped through the metal detector, grabbed his briefcase, and put on his coat while running toward a staircase, ignoring the elevators."
I love Robert Dugoni's work! I wish I had thought to review this novel right after I finished it.... and a little more than a year later I have very little recollection for the plot of this novel! I will say that just by reading the first line I had taken the time to write into my review fills me with good feelings about this novel.... so I guess I'll just leave this off with: GREAT read, and I look forward to reading more of Dugoni's novels!
I love Robert Dugoni's work! I wish I had thought to review this novel right after I finished it.... and a little more than a year later I have very little recollection for the plot of this novel! I will say that just by reading the first line I had taken the time to write into my review fills me with good feelings about this novel.... so I guess I'll just leave this off with: GREAT read, and I look forward to reading more of Dugoni's novels!