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A review by vanessakm
Judgment Calls by Alafair Burke
2.0
Alafair Burke has another series about a detective in NYC (Ellie Hatcher) that I like well enough. Not ground-breaking but enjoyable. This is the first book in her previous series about an ADA in Portland. If you really like legal procedurals, you might like this book. As a bonus, the heroine is likable and all of the legal descriptions seem accurate-which makes sense as Burke was previously a prosecutor in the Northwest and is now a law professor at Hofstra. She's also the daughter of mystery novelist James Lee Burke.
But if, like me, you find detailed descriptions of trial preparation and the rules of evidence a little tedious and the heroine pleasant but lacking in any kind of dramatic tension, you might find yourself pushing to get thru a chapter, and suddenly realize this is miles from anything on the list of books you have to read before you die, and decide your leisure reading time could be better spend elsewhere.
This was Burke's first book (or one of her first) so she has improved. This series may have improved as it went along.
But if, like me, you find detailed descriptions of trial preparation and the rules of evidence a little tedious and the heroine pleasant but lacking in any kind of dramatic tension, you might find yourself pushing to get thru a chapter, and suddenly realize this is miles from anything on the list of books you have to read before you die, and decide your leisure reading time could be better spend elsewhere.
This was Burke's first book (or one of her first) so she has improved. This series may have improved as it went along.