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I‘ve followed Rusty Sabich through several legal murder mysteries, and here he is again defending his fiancée‘s son who is accused of murdering his girlfriend. I don‘t love these books, but the characters seem real and the story always moves along. We don‘t find out what actually happened in this one until page 526 out of 534, even tho I saw it coming. A soft pick, well written but forgettable.

This is full of shady high-power lawyers, pharmaceutical companies, and stock investors making as many millions as possible while a bad drug is exposed, regardless of the impact a drug has to a patient. I wanted to be done - gratuitous spending and money-grabbing is all kinds of ick. Yet, I was surprising intrigued by Washington DC public defender Clay pulled into that world and finding his way out.

#DoubleSpin Cat: Author‘s canon

📖 𝕯𝖊𝖈𝖊𝖒𝖇𝖊𝖗 𝖂𝖗𝖆𝖕-𝖀𝖕 📖

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𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘵 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘸
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝘑𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘳
𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 & 𝐃𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘖𝘢𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘺

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𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘮𝘢𝘯
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘙𝘰𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝗪𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪 𝘙𝘺𝘢𝘯

Entertaining and a quick read 😃

2nd bk from a series curated by bernadine evaristo of modern black Br writers. This was a compelling legal thriller set in the 90s abt a talented black female criminal barrister from a working class background. When a lucrative corporate fraud bruef is given to her, she is subject to prejudice from members of the bar but of more concern an affluent client who seems too good to be true. A page turner. Will look for more from the author + the series

I was equal parts entertained by this book and entertained by being entertained. How did JG have me root for a lawyer faking his own death leaving wife and child while funneling $90 million (1992 dollars) from his slimy law partners!? Then after 4 years he orchestrates his own arrest. I dunno, but it was good and I didn‘t give thought to this contemporary fiction being 28 years old!

Oct #BookSpin Cat: Author‘s Canon

This is a debut thriller and wow it was good. I always worry about an author's first book being just a tad short of what I expect but this one was SO GOOD. I did figure out what was going on fairly early on but it didn't take away from the book at all. I could have been wrong. I wasn't.

Full review: https://lsmoore49.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-presidents-lawyer-by-lawrence.html

@atriabooks
#lawrencerobbins
@netgalley

What an amazing debut - you will not be able to put this book down.

It is well written and will knock you right out of the jury box.  :)

Courtroom drama at its best.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/455wyysm

Lawrence Robbins
@atriabooks
@simonandschuster

#ReadMyRoom #Wardens2024 #ReadAway2024

I very much enjoyed seeing behind the legal profession‘s curtain🥸 I find it all very fascinating, always have. The verbal sparring etc… between the Plaintiff & Defence counsels had me LOL several times🤣 Definitely not my last Grisham or legal thriller📚🤓