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A review by caitlinxmartin
The King of Lies by John Hart
3.0
I'm fond of [a:Scott Turow|2749|Scott Turow|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1208462425p2/2749.jpg], so when the back of this book compared the author to him, I figured it would be worth a shot (and it was). This is a combination legal thriller and portrait of a man at the end of his rope.
Our hero, Work, has always been his father's son - following his father into the practice of law, marrying the woman his father chose for him, living the life he was supposed to live. His father's disappearance and the subsequent discovery of his body (with two bullets in the head) has widened the cracks in Work's life. Convinced his sister, abused by their father and suffering from long-term suicidal depression, shot their father, Work sets out to take the blame (or at least to deflect the attention away from her).
There are times when this book is truly absorbing, but at times it is overblown and a bit melodramatic and you really want to tell Work to stop being such a pussy. Amusingly enough, shortly after you want to tell him that another character does.
This was a decent read, but I'm not rushing out to find the author's other books. Still, it kept me entertained throughout several days of public transportation and there's a lot to be said for that.
Our hero, Work, has always been his father's son - following his father into the practice of law, marrying the woman his father chose for him, living the life he was supposed to live. His father's disappearance and the subsequent discovery of his body (with two bullets in the head) has widened the cracks in Work's life. Convinced his sister, abused by their father and suffering from long-term suicidal depression, shot their father, Work sets out to take the blame (or at least to deflect the attention away from her).
There are times when this book is truly absorbing, but at times it is overblown and a bit melodramatic and you really want to tell Work to stop being such a pussy. Amusingly enough, shortly after you want to tell him that another character does.
This was a decent read, but I'm not rushing out to find the author's other books. Still, it kept me entertained throughout several days of public transportation and there's a lot to be said for that.