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Summary: I couldn't fault this novel
Review: Mike Stewart has certainly made an impact with his first novel. Its exciting, interesting and I genuinely liked his character Tom. Keep up the good work.
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Summary: Wonderful thriller!!
Review: Mike Stewart will be one of those authors to watch over the next several years. I live in Mobile, Alabama, and was just thrilled to read a book set near where I live. Stewart does a masterful job of developing characters, providing insight into several different mentalities. And the twists and turns of this book - amazing!!Mo
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Summary: Wonderful thriller!!
Review: Mike Stewart will be one of those authors to watch over the next several years. I live in Mobile, Alabama, and was just thrilled to read a book set near where I live. Stewart does a masterful job of developing characters, providing insight into several different mentalities. And the twists and turns of this book - amazing!!Mo
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Summary: Too Good for a 1st Novel
Review: Mr. Stewart (no relation) has written as good a crime novel as I have ever read. I do not see any of the rough spots so often obvious in first novels.The suspense never stops, but he also gets into the details somewhat like James Lee Burck. This guy is destined for greatness. We will hear a lot more about him.
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Summary: main character is a jerk
Review: The day his brother is buried, that evening Tom (the protagonist) is [messing around with] his brothers girlfriend.
How's that for unprincipled. Not my kind of protagonist.
The story and characters didn't impress me.
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Summary: At last, a viable alternative to Grisham
Review: The setting is a vivid portrayal of life and society in the post 60's South. This is a well written mystery with plots, switches and characters to satisfy the most demanding reader. I don't normally buy a first novel unless it is on the bestseller list. Thanks to my pal Brunson for giving me this one to read. I can't wait for the sequel!
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Summary: Let the water wash you clean
Review: This author-attorney has created a not-so-nice, intelligent protaganist, who relies on brains more than brawn to solve the mystery of his not-so-nice brother's death. After a slow start the pace gets rolling and the last third of the book holds you to the end. Lots of action and realistic fight scenes mixed with a plausible puzzle reward the reader.
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Summary: Good as, if not better than Grisham
Review: This book just drips with southern authenticy, plots and twists and turns. I started reading it one Staturday morning, it was done by Sunday afternoon. Once this thing gets going you can't put it down. It is the best book I've read since either The Firm and A Time To Kill, and I'm not sure this isn't better than those. What's shocking is this is his debut!!! If you want a great legal mystery/thriller get this one.
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Summary: Adequate, but didn't live up to the other reviews
Review: This book was an adequate read, but not in the same class as Robert Parker or Michael Connelly. It seemed surprisingly brief for a novel, but perhaps brevity is a virtue when one has not so much to say. While I suppose no one is fond of lawyers, and it IS a work of fiction, I did not find the attorneys in the book to be very believeable. However, in one area, the author truly excels. His ear for the behavior of your stereotypical white trash rednecks is tuned quite finely. Write what you know best, I say. This book was mildly entertaining, but Scott Turow and John Grisham should continue to sleep easily.
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Summary: Page turner... true. But more like a Jerry Springer Show.
Review: This book was somewhat entertaining on the beach, but in all reality was just eye candy and offered no nutritional value. The characters portray all Southerners as gun-toting, fist-fighting idiots who eat Crawfish ettouffee for breakfast, lunch and dinner. How many times can an author write a scene about the main character beating someone senseless and continue to make it interesting? This book will surely push that boundary. Loose plot ends are tied up in a paragraph or two in the last pages of the book, leaving the other 300 or so pages to describe in great detail just how tall, attractive and physically brutish the main character is (modeled after the author's self-perception?? perhaps) This book might as well be called "Sins of the Author".
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