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  <title><![CDATA[Try Darkness]]></title>
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  <default_description>Ty Buchanan is living on the peaceful grounds of St. Monica's, far away from the glamorous life he led as a rising trial lawyer for a big L.A. firm. Recovering from the death of his fianc+e and a false accusation of murder, Buchanan has found his previous ambitions unrewarding. Now he prefers offering legal services to the poor and the under-represented, from his &quot;office&quot; at local coffee bar The Freudian Sip. A mysterious woman with a six year old daughter comes to him for help. She's being illegally evicted from a downtown transient hotel, an interest represented by his old law firm and former best friend, Al Bradshaw. Buchanan won't back down. He's going to fight for the woman's rights.But then she ends up dead, and the case moves from the courtroom to the streets. Determined to find the killer and protect the little girl, who has no last name and no other family, Buchanan finds he must depend on skills he never needed in the employ of a civil law firm.</default_description>
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Formerly a high-powered attorney, Ty now lives in a convent. Actually, he lives in a trailer on the grounds, where he spends his time playing basketball with a pretty young nun, Sister Mary, who has a competitive streak that surfaces whenever she steps onto the court. Ty is recovering from the loss ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76594997">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ty Buchanan used to be a top-notch lawyer in a fast-paced L.A. law firm.  The death of his fiance' and a false accusation of murder sent that career spiraling downward.   He now defends the poor out of  his Ultimate Sip's coffee bar 'office' owned by Barton C. McNitt,  and lives in a trailer on the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67085248">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Trial lawyer, Ty Buchanan is back again in James Scott Bell’s second novel Try Darkness. He left the glamorous life in LA and can now be found living with Father Bob, Sister Mary Veritas, a nun who can run laps around you on the basketball court, as well as the rest of the nuns at St. Monica’s. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39406239">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Written by:  James Scott Bell<br/>Published by:  Center Street<br/>Reviewed by:  Stephanie Rollins for <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ReviewYourBook.com">ReviewYourBook.com</a> 7/2008<br/>ISBN:  978-1-59995-685-5<br/>“You Will Love This!” 5 stars<br/>I loved Bell’s Try Dying.  This is even better!  Between the drama and the brewing romance, t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27767355">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I hadn't read the first in the series but it really didn't seem like I missed anything for this story. It was an interesting story, but at times hard for me to follow.. Nuns, priests, lawyers, hitmen, orphans, prostitutes... All kinds of characters. I like some of his other books better than this so...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61221117">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Legal thriller/mystery.  Bell's books are set in L.A. Great characters and good action.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a quick read, fairly fast-paced and entertaining, with interesting characters but at the end of the book, I didn't feel like I'd learned anything or had any new insights. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I received this book from Armchair Interviews for review and I really liked the book.  I intend to read more by this author.]]></body>
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