PURSUIT OF JUSTICE

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Summary: Are all so-called legal thrillers this predictable?
Review: As a woman lawyer and avid novel reader, I was intrigued to hear author Mimi Latt speak to a group of us about her transition from litigator to 'best-selling author.' I purchased a copy of her book, Pursuit of Justice, even though I don't typically read mysteries and legal fiction. I was sorely disappointed by the standardized plot, wafer-thin characters, and trite observances. Shouldn't there be a more artistic (or just interesting) way to say "Rebecca felt like she was on an emotional roller coaster"?

Halfway through this murder mystery, I was still yawningly unconcerned about who killed Ryan Morland or why. I knew so little about him, I had no reason to care. And his grieving widow, Rebecca, who's supposed to be an attorney herself, makes all the most obvious and stupid mistakes, only because without them, the plot couldn't hold together.

I suspect Ms. Latt can do much better than this simplistic, unenergetic tale. I hope she'll try.

Rating:
Summary: Practically unreadable
Review: It is unbelievable to me that anyone could actually praise this book. As a lawyer, I found it totally without credibility in any respect. The characters are amateurishly drawn. This book gives new meaning to the word "cliche."

Rating:
Summary: a total of waste of trees
Review: While the plot weaves back and forth, the author shows little or no depth of knowledge about any of the plot points and hence the plot situations seem contrived rather than naturally occuring. I actually quit reading this book about 2/3 of the way through. The characters were single-dimensional and I just didn't care about any of them.

Both characters and plot were collections of cliches and banalities; on the basis of this book alone, I would avoid anything written by this author.