Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
Murder One (Ben Kincaid #10)
by
William Bernhardt (Goodreads Author)
The crime is remarkably heinous: veteran police detective Joe McNaughton is found savagely slain, mutilated, and hung from a public fountain in downtown Tulsa. The accused is a tabloid reporter’s dream: stunning, nineteen-year-old Keri Dalcanton, a stripper involved in a kinky affair with the married McNaughton. Crusading attorney Kincaid takes up her defense. But when a p...more
Paperback, 416 pages
Published
November 27th 2001
by Fawcett
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
This book is not yet featured on Listopia.
Add this book to your favorite list »
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
429)
I enjoyed all the Ben Kincaid series - they're exciting and fun. Over time they got more and more graphically violent, though, and I didn't think that was a touch the books, including this one, needed. Bernhardt's defense attorney main character is so gentle and mild that the shocking brutality of many of the crimes seems like it would be too much for him to handle effectively - we're talking about a guy who took about eight books before he got up the nerve to kiss his assistant.
Easy read, full of suspense. The descriptions of the violence were rather graphic.
Lawyer Ben Kincaid defends an exotic dancer accused of killing her policeman lover. He is able to get the case dismissed when it is revealed that the policeman never presented the search warrant requested but used a presigned warrant. The police get a warrant to search his office where the murder weapon is found and thus get an appeals court to reopen the murder trial without double jeopardy. Meanwhile the police arrest Ben and put the squeeze on him at the same time his client puts on her moves...more
Loved this book. It had all the elements of surprise and an ending that I didn't see coming. Interesting and fast-paced, it keeps you guessing until the last possible second.
I am a fan of William Bernhardt's Ben Kinkaid series, having read all the "Justice" and "Capital" titles. This is the first of his middle period books that I've read and I have to say it is the best of all those I've read. Seeing Christina in the courtroom is wonderful. Having to try the same case twice is wonderful. But the twists and turns and surprises in this book are so skillfully crafted that it is truly a writing tour de force. Bernhardt is at the top of his game in this one. When I finis...more
Very Good; Continuing character: Ben Kincaid and team; legal team defends woman accused of killing cop/lover, and it appears cops are trying to frame her.
this is the first book i read for William and it's amazing
i loved it so much and i really didn't see the end coming
i loved it so much and i really didn't see the end coming
William Bernhardt rivals and sometimes surpases John Grisham in the genre of legal thrillers. This is a prime example of a well-crafted story with Ben Kincaid serving as the young lawyer charged with defending an unlikely suspect with all the evidence stacked against her.
An outstanding read! Anyone who loves Grisham style legal thrillers will love Bernhardt!
a page-turner and I never expected such an ending. It was full of suspense!
Entertaining, fast-paced, some very good twists in the plot
Great murder mystery with a twist at the ending.
Intriguing and exciting right to the last word.
A very good legal thriller!
always enjoy Ben Kincaid stories.
Wow .. this book is amazing ! One of the best books i've ever read and i would recommend it to anybody ! It's so suspensful and unexpected . Better then the stuff you see on tv because you really feel like you're there.
First time I've read this author - good, will pick up others. I was half right on how the crime actually went down, and was a bit surprised by the twist at the end, although not entirely. Quick, easy mystery.
The ending was so contrived ... and I HATE when the main character is arrested or some such nonsense. Still a pretty fun and easy read.
More summer reading, however this book featuring Ben Kinkaid was better written with a strong story. I liked it, I really liked it.
eh.just ok. but fast read
May 16, 2013
Sandy
marked it as to-read
May 16, 2013
Tacketttammiebellsouth.net
marked it as to-read
May 08, 2013
Kyle
marked it as to-read
May 04, 2013
Karen K. Miller
marked it as wishlist
Apr 28, 2013
Kathy G
marked it as to-read
Apr 23, 2013
Shahidah Izad
marked it as to-read
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
![Murder One - Unabridged [Audio Cassette] (Audio Cassette)](http://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nocover/60x80.png)
William loves his job and it shows in his writing. Library Journal has called him the "master of the courtroom drama;" his books have sold more than ten million copies worldwide. The Vancouver Sun dubbed him "the American equivalent of P.G. Wodehouse and John Mortimer." His novel Dark Eye was a psychological thriller that, in the words of bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, "will chill you while i...more
More about William Bernhardt...
Share This Book
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
