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Show No Fear (Nina Reilly #12)
A brand-new Nina Reilly thriller takes readers back to Nina's first murder investigation, to the case that ignites her passionate commitment to fighting for justice. As a single mom working as a paralegal and attending law school at night, Nina has her hands full fighting for custody of her young son Bob and overseeing a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of her mother....more
Hardcover, 368 pages
Published
December 16th 2008
by Pocket
(first published 2008)
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This is the "prequel" to Perri O'Shaughnessy's Nina Reilly series. To be honest, at first it seemed a bit odd to have a prequel book after 13 years and 11 books in the series. I mean you "know" the characters and they've grown quite a bit over the years. But, it worked! I guess that shows the writing skill of the O'Shaughnessy sisters (Mary and Pam); to be able to take established characters and go backwards in time to create the story of their beginning.
If you've never read anything by Perri O...more
If you've never read anything by Perri O...more
Show No Fear:
A Nina Reilly Novel
By Perri O’Shaughnessy
Pocket Books
ISBN: 9781416544393
339 Pages
Advance Reader’s Edition
Nina Reilly’s mother had never shown fear—at least to her daughter. But when she grew older and her mother became very ill, Nina had her own issues about showing fear. It wasn’t easy not to be afraid! When you read Show No Fear by Perri O’Shaughnessy, you’ll know why!
Nina was working her way through law school as a paralegal at Pohlmann, McIntyre, Sorensen and Frost. As she work...more
A Nina Reilly Novel
By Perri O’Shaughnessy
Pocket Books
ISBN: 9781416544393
339 Pages
Advance Reader’s Edition
Nina Reilly’s mother had never shown fear—at least to her daughter. But when she grew older and her mother became very ill, Nina had her own issues about showing fear. It wasn’t easy not to be afraid! When you read Show No Fear by Perri O’Shaughnessy, you’ll know why!
Nina was working her way through law school as a paralegal at Pohlmann, McIntyre, Sorensen and Frost. As she work...more
I am a huge fan of detective, crime novels and have always wanted to read some of the Perri O'Shaughnessy books - but the usual thing that stops me is where to begin when it is a character that has been developed through a dozen or more stories?
This book is the perfect introduction to the Nina Reilly character as this story takes you back to Nina's first murder investigation.
The sympathetic character of the heroine is so easy to relate to - single mom, working fulltime, going to law school and...more
This book is the perfect introduction to the Nina Reilly character as this story takes you back to Nina's first murder investigation.
The sympathetic character of the heroine is so easy to relate to - single mom, working fulltime, going to law school and...more
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This is a "guilty pleasure" mystery series featuring lead character and lawyer Nina Reilly. I've read the series (in order is recommended), which takes place in California / Nevada, primarily Tahoe in the latter and Monterey area in the former. Harmlessly entertaining mystery reading with a certain amount of meat (no goofing off here) and entertaining courtroom descriptions. The Bad Guys tend to be over the top bad guys - I suppose these people actually exist, although they seem rather cartoonis...more
When I discovered that one of the co-authors is a fellow attorney, I incorrectly assumed that this book must be well-written. Some of the metaphors are preposterous and there are serious continuity issues. Also, this book is not character driven. Even though all of the characters had faults and tried to be three dimensional, they weren't. After the death of a major character, I felt no emotion. To me, that's poor writing.
That being said, I couldn't put the damn book down--my sole reason for awar...more
That being said, I couldn't put the damn book down--my sole reason for awar...more
Nina Reilly works for the law firm of Pohlmann, McIntyre, Sorensen and Frost as a paralegal. When Nina’s mother needs Nina’s help to fight a medical malpractice suit she has against a doctor, Nina turns to her employer for legal consul. Nina decides to do some investigating herself. Though, Nina may have gotten more than she bargained for when she starts putting her nose in places she shouldn’t be sniffing.
Perri O’Shaughnessy is a new author to me. Perri is also the combination of the names Pam...more
Perri O’Shaughnessy is a new author to me. Perri is also the combination of the names Pam...more
Nina Reilly is working as a paralegal, going to law school, and raising her son by herself. She gets involved in investigating a suspicious death. That adds to her workload but nothing like the additional of stress she gets when her son's bio father decides he wants joint custody although the boy is 6 and the father has never seen him. The father is quite sociopathic. His concerns are around appearing to be a good parent for his current girlfriend. Unfortuantely, he is a lawyer and doesn't mind...more
The twelfth Nina Reilly novel is a flashback to when she was in law school and working as a paralegal for a small firm in Carmel. Nina is pretty stressed: her mother is suffering from a severe illness and is suing her acupuncturist; the father of Nina's son Bob has suddenly reappeared and is harrassing Nina; and Nina's brother Matt is dealing unsuccessfully with his drug addiction. When the bodies of two people close to Nina turn up in rapid succession, she is one of the few people who thinks th...more
I prefer this series when it is set in Lake Tahoe, California - and that is because I used to live there. At any rate, this is a good summer read featuring a likable female character, although for whatever reason I liked the person who turned out to be the villian the most. I am usually the last one to guess whodunnit, but in this case I figured it out pretty early. Nonetheless, a page-turner for those who like thrillers - it would almost qualify as a cozy-thriller if there weren't a couple of s...more
Nina Reilly as a young woman in Carmel/Monterey/Pacific Grove, raising her son, Bob, who is four, attending Monterey Law School in the evening, and working as a paralegal in a law firm by day. The reader meets several characters who will appear in later stories. Nina's family situation is quite sad, as Nina's divorced mother has a degenerative disease, Nina's father is remarried and ignoring his ex-wife's problems, Nina's brother is a drug addict, and a former lover is trying to get custody of B...more
I was very excited to read Show No Fear since I have read the entire series. I have to say that I was disappointed. It was a very different style than the original series. The first 200 pages were very dry and I kept waiting for something to happen. Once the plot did pick up, I was able to solve the case way before the murderer was revealed. I want more mystery than that.
Some facts also differed from the original books. I remember the night Nina and Paul met and it was not on a double date with...more
Some facts also differed from the original books. I remember the night Nina and Paul met and it was not on a double date with...more
Overall, I would give this book a 2 for the first 1/2 and a 4 for the second 1/2. I had read reviews about this book before I purchased it and they were pretty much right on. The first half is slow moving, uneventful, but then about 1/2 way through things pick up. I have really liked all of the Nina Reilly books I have read and it was interesting to go back to the first of her life to see how she got to where she is in her other books. But this was probably my least favorite of all of the Nina R...more
I enjoyed this Nina Reilly book. My problem was that I know things from the previous books and I kept skipping ahead trying to figure out when things were going to happen. But if you are a fan of the Nina Reilly books this is a must read. Although now that I think about it, there can still be more prequels besides this one. We do not know how Nina ends up in Tahoe or how Paul becomes a private investigator and so forth. Interesting to see if there will be more prequels to come.
In my opinion, this is probably the worst book in the Nina Reilly series. It goes back in time to give the reader an in depth history of Nina's family and let's the reader know why Nina decided to go into criminal law. Not only was the storyline stupid on many counts, but the character development that is usually quite good in this series just isn't there. If I had read this book first, I highly doubt I would have read any of the other books in this series.
i couldn't get into this one to save my life. I didn't even finish it. I don't know if it's because I had a not well done abridged version (I couldn't follow the story) or if it's because it's well into a series I've not read anything else in. Or if it was just something that wasn't what I needed at the time. But I think I only made it through 1 CD before returning it to the library.
These dazzling sister of mystery come up with another good read. We go back to 1990 (I usually HATE prequels, but this one was fun and informed us about the characters) when Nina is still a legal aid and going to school. Her son's suspected father is killed which starts Nina on her career as a superior mystery solver.
Feb 06, 2009
Anne
added it
Nina Reilly, working as a paralegal while attending law school at night has a lot going on in her life. When her mother falls to her death from a bridge near Big Sur Nina does not believe it is an accident and with the help of homicide cop Paul Van Wagoner she discovers the truth. Another masterful tale from Perri o"Shaughnessy
Have to be upfront here and say half of the author duo that is Perri O'Shaughnessy was married to my cousin. That out of the way, I love Nina Reilly. This book is fantastic as are the previous books with Reilly as the protagonist. You can read my entire review at http://nickisnook.net/2009/11/23/book...
Couldn't put this one down. Back story to the rest of the Nina Reilly series. Lots happening in it, good characterizations. Intelligent writing, good scenic descriptions. I've been to this area (Carmel) many times so it's fun to know the places she describes. On to number 2 in the series "Invasion of Privacy".
The author has taken us to the early days of Nina Reilly. I usually enjoy when an author does this, but I found this one difficult to get into. About half way thru the plot really picked up and it was a great second half. I'm not recommending only reading the last half, however. I'm suggesting patience instead.
I like this series. This is the newest edition to a long list of books about Nine Reilly, a single mom/attorney. Most of the books are set in Lake Tahoe, but this one takes place before she arrives in Tahoe. These are good, no brainer lawyer/mystery novels. Not great literature but an entertaining read.
I listened to this via audiobook and really enjoyed it. I'm a big Nina Reilly fan so it was nice to go back in time a bit and see Nina in the midst of her first murder case. Nina is so relatable to me and I always enjoy reading about her. She's such an interesting character - very real and multifaceted.
It was very well written and Perri O'Shaughnessy's handling of the plot twists and turns were wonderful. Maybe I'm naive but I get so sucked into the story & the characters that I forget to ev...more
It was very well written and Perri O'Shaughnessy's handling of the plot twists and turns were wonderful. Maybe I'm naive but I get so sucked into the story & the characters that I forget to ev...more
Nina Reilly a single mom working as a paralegal and attending law school at night, Nina is fighting for custody of her young son Bob and overseeing a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of her mother. But of course murders of close friends/family start things rolling.
While I liked this book, it was slow and hard to get into... then when it picked up, there was too much info and almost too many threads. I do think it may have been a good intro to the Nina Reilly series by the O'Shaughnessy sisters--we'll see as I head into them.
i like these sisters a lot, their mysteries--i wondered where their nina o'reilly would go, and here they have gone back to the past when she was in carmel working as a paralegal, fills in back story and is a page-turner, interesting characters too...
Nina is a single mom trying to help out her drug addicted brother, while helping her disabled mother and going to law school. While a series of murders seem to hit close to home she now must question everyone and their motives.
Good book.
Good book.
I really didn't care for any of the characters in this mystery which made it a difficult book to enjoy! I found most of the story line to be unrealistic, especially the person who turned out to be the murderer. Nah, I didn't like it.
Backstory to an established series, and not very well done. Hey, if I can figure it out early on... And a clunky fight scene at the end. But interesting characters may inspire you to take a look at the other books.
This book is a prequel to the 13 other books in the Nina Reilly series by sisters Pamela and Mary O'Shaughnessy, writing under a pseudonym. In this book, we learn about Nina, her brother Matt, her son Bob and PI Paul van Wagoner and how they became what they are today, while Nina handily solves a couple of crimes (with Pauls' help) and we gain some insight into Nina and her background. I picked this book up dirt cheap at an After, After Christmas sale last year and am glad I did.
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Perri O’Shaughnessy is the pen-name for two people, Pamela and Mary O’Shaughnessy, sisters. The authors' pseudonym is an homage to Perry Mason, the man who never met a guilty client, and a melding of their two first names, Pamela and Mary. O’Shaughnessy is their paternal family name.
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