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Summary: Masterful literary insight
Review: From attorney to writer in one magnificent stroke, this man captures the reader in the first sentence. As a defense attorney, he is well versed in the skill of sinking his teeth in and not letting go. His books are his courtroom where he flourishes. As a forensic professional myself, I could not find one instance where the prose, dialogue or terminology missed it's mark. Patricia Cornwell was the preview and William Coughlin is the standing ovation!
Rating:
Summary: Masterful literary insight
Review: From attorney to writer in one magnificent stroke, this man captures the reader in the first sentence. As a defense attorney, he is well versed in the skill of sinking his teeth in and not letting go. His books are his courtroom where he flourishes. As a forensic professional myself, I could not find one instance where the prose, dialogue or terminology missed it's mark. Patricia Cornwell was the preview and William Coughlin is the standing ovation!
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Summary: Slow, slow, slow
Review: I expected a true thriller. Scott Turow had said "Vintage Coughlin. Sharp, tight and full of suspense." I found this book to be none of these. It took forever to get started and once it got going the outcome was predictable and offered no suspense.
Rating:
Summary: Slow, slow, slow
Review: I expected a true thriller. Scott Turow had said "Vintage Coughlin. Sharp, tight and full of suspense." I found this book to be none of these. It took forever to get started and once it got going the outcome was predictable and offered no suspense.
Rating: 
Summary: Coughlin is among the best
Review: I have read a number of Coughlin's books. Some are better than others, but this one proves again, as do his other novels, that Coughlin is among the best of the lawyer-novel authors. His plots are always interesting and developed; his writing is very good; there is humor and sophistication to a degree that is rare in this genre.
Rating:
Summary: Coughlin is among the best
Review: I have read a number of Coughlin's books. Some are better than others, but this one proves again, as do his other novels, that Coughlin is among the best of the lawyer-novel authors. His plots are always interesting and developed; his writing is very good; there is humor and sophistication to a degree that is rare in this genre.
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Summary: A master's last legacy-a dynamic thriller
Review: Motor City lawyer Charley Sloan is tired because he is working on two
high profile cases that impact his relationship with his girl friend,
Detective Sue Gillis. In one case that Sue is directly working on, someone
is murdering little children in a bizarre manner. It seems that after
killing the youngsters, the perp cleans the corpses and their clothing, and
gently places them in plastic. He then puts the wrapped up bodies in the
snow as if they are sleeping angels. Charley's other case involves
defending the Detroit police chief from the charge of embezzling one
million dollars. Though stretched to the limit, Charley continues to investigate both
cases. With the serial killer case, he hopes to identify the killer so his currently rocky relationship with Sue can move forward. In the police
chief case, Charley needs to find out who has set his client up to take the
fall while the real criminal pockets the cash. Both cases are dangerous,
but that will not deter Charley from seeking out the truth.
THE JUDGEMENT is a great posthumous legacy from William J. Coughlin, one
of the top writers of legal procedural in the nineties. The much maligned
and flawed Charley is a great protagonist and the support cast is one of
the best ensemble companies to grace a novel. Though the story line
initially appears to be contrived, in the hands of a master like Mr.
Coughlin, it becomes a fast-paced, dazzling one sit-reading experience.
Harriet Klausner
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Summary: This is a complete false interpretation of my Father's work
Review: My Father William J. Coughlin, who died at the early age of 62, did not write this book. Although the publisher wants you to believe he wrote and finished this book on his death bed. This is completely untrue. The rights were sold by a family member to the publisher and another writer from the west coast was hired to write this. My father had a great idea regarding a story he wanted to write, but there is not one parargraph in this entire book that my Father wrote. The publisher is just trying to sell you on the name and his success from his previous novels. If you would like to read a couple of very good books William J. Coughlin did write: Try "Shadow of a Doubt" or : "Death Penalty"
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Summary: Evil and innocence
Review: Recovering alcoholic attorney is involved in two different cases. In one he is representing assistant police chief who's accused of stealing money used to pay drug informants. The charges seem to be political in nature. In the other, he is called into to represent various suspects being questioned in murders of seven year old children. The child murders cause him to question God although he is a lapsed Catholic and also cause him to slip in his alcohol recovery program. In the end, He's able to vindicate the police chief and secrets of the police chief's past are revealed. In the other, he discovers who the child-murderer is (really not too hard to figure) and confronts him.
Rating:
Summary: Evil and innocence
Review: Recovering alcoholic attorney is involved in two different cases. In one he is representing assistant police chief who's accused of stealing money used to pay drug informants. The charges seem to be political in nature. In the other, he is called into to represent various suspects being questioned in murders of seven year old children. The child murders cause him to question God although he is a lapsed Catholic and also cause him to slip in his alcohol recovery program. In the end, He's able to vindicate the police chief and secrets of the police chief's past are revealed. In the other, he discovers who the child-murderer is (really not too hard to figure) and confronts him.
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