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Summary: This is one of his best books
Review: In Blackwood, a small town near Tulsa, a stunned Cecily Elkins learns that her beloved little boy is dying from leukemia. Even more shocking, his doctor Harlan Freidrich gives her a list of other families with children who also suffered from the deadly disease. After her child dies, Cecily learns of the illegal dumping of toxins in the drinking water by the Blaylock Industrial Machinery Corporation.Cecily and the other parents turn to lawyer Ben Kincaid for help in filing a class action suit for wrongful death against the big corporation. Though civil law is not his strength and the odds against winning are astronomical, he accepts the case. However, his calculations fail to include the other side retaining a powerful attorney with questionable connections to the judge who is a friend to big business. Additionally, a serial killer surfaces whom murders Blaylock employees. SILENT JUSTICE is an exciting legal thriller from one of the sub-genre's best. However, the story line is very similar to A CIVIL ACTION though kept fresh by William Bernhardt's writing skills. The class action suit is extremely entertaining and will thrill the audience. The serial killer subplot is also well written and ties back to the main tale, but feels unnecessary as it diverts attention from the exhilarating prime plot. Kincaid continues to dream of being a superhero like Captain Marvel while his support crew adds vigor and wit as they struggle to right social injustice. Mr. Bernhardt remains one of the best authors of legal thrillers and anyone who has not tasted a Kincaid tale will want to try this novel and the previous works, which are all excellent stories. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Good.... but not top notch
Review: The story is about a powerful rich corporation accused of improper waste disposal, this fact causes the death of eleven children who live in a nearby neighborhood, there is also a subplot featuring a sadistic killer who makes the impossible to accomplish his goal. The author is a great storyteller, in this book he deflty manages two different parallel stories, and subtly intertwines them until they merge into the main plot, he knows how to handle ticking bomb suspense and exhibits a gripping writing style with an accurate character drawing. However, some flaws can be seen like the unveiling of the identity of the sadistic killer and the contrived ending which after long way originated in a terrific start, shows blunt childish surprises and a quick turning of key events just to end the book That left me unsatisfied.
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Summary: I couldn't put this book down.
Review: This is one of the few books I couldn't put down once I got started. The author grabs your attention from page one and doesn't let go until the last word in the book. The ending was one that makes your cheer and cry all at the same time. Don't pass this one up - it is well worth the time.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This is the thinest of gruels. Bernhardt writes engagingly, and the pages turn easily; all is well provided you leave your mind in neutral. A moment's reflections reveals the cracks: the characters are now just cardboard cutouts, the wit and flashes of genuine human dilemmas that marked some of the earlier volumes in this series are gone. The main legal battle is not convincingly done. Much of it stems quite clearly from A Civil Action, which is far better presented, and the parade of venal judges, unscrupulous lawyers -- with the single exception of the white-knight hero-- and innocnet jurors gets a bit tedious. There are three plots or subplots in the tale. The legal battle is comparatively well handled, the murder sequence makes little sense, produces no real suspense and is implausibly resolved, while the third theme is left unresolved. Most importantly, the central characters are not as well drawn or presented as in the opening books of this series. Legal-thriller authors seem to run out of steam after only a few efforts -- you would be much better off to waste your time with one of the earlier books Bernhardt wrote, or to try some new fledging legal author whose work has made it to paper back.
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Summary: A FIRST-RATE LEGAL THRILLER
Review: What begins as a young boy thinking he has the "flu", turns into something much deadlier. Ben Kincaid know the class action suit against a powerful corporation charged with dumping chemicals into drinking water, and killing children, will be suicide for his small firm, but he must fight the good fight, and bring the company to it's knees. Ben begins a massive legal battle against Tulsa's largest law firm-not to mention the short-tempered judge who favors big business. As the case moves along, a series of murders begin, leading Ben into a deadly face off with a ruthless killer. Ben's quest for justice will turn into a war that no one is prepared for. "Silent Justice" is another good entry in this series. The pages turn fast, as each piece of puzzle falls into place. William Bernhardt handles the sub-plots carefully, twisting and turning them, until they come together. Mr. Bernhardt keeps this series going full steam ahead, proving he is never at a loss for coming up with original, suspenseful plots. Nick Gonnella
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