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Wrongful Death: A Novel (David Sloane #2)
by
Robert Dugoni (Goodreads Author)
Just minutes after winning a $1.6 million wrongful-death verdict, attorney David Sloane confronts the one case that threatens to blemish his unbeaten record in the courtroom. Beverly Ford wants Sloane to sue the United States government and military in the mysterious death of her husband, James, a national guardsman killed in Iraq. While a decades-old military doctrine mig...more
Hardcover, 384 pages
Published
April 7th 2009
by Touchstone
(first published January 1st 2009)
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Wrongful Death pits the jury master, David Sloane--now a plaintiff's lawyer in Seattle--against no less than the United States military. Sloane is hired by the widow of a National Guardsman killed in Iraq. Her claim that his death could have been prevented seems destined to fail, particularly in light of the Feres doctrine, which protects the military against wrongful death suits.
Sloane grudgingly agrees to take a look at her case, but quickly comes to see that there's more to it ...more
Sloane grudgingly agrees to take a look at her case, but quickly comes to see that there's more to it ...more
If you like mysteries with a lawyer and you need a break from John Grisham, give Robert Dugoni a try. I found his book to be both more exciting and entertaining the John Grisham.
David Sloane is a big time lawyer that has never lost a case, and has a big heart. Yes, I know it may be difficult to believe that he is a lawyer with a big heart, but strangers things have happened. He has just finished a big case and is scheduled to take his family on vacation.
Beverly Ford as...more
David Sloane is a big time lawyer that has never lost a case, and has a big heart. Yes, I know it may be difficult to believe that he is a lawyer with a big heart, but strangers things have happened. He has just finished a big case and is scheduled to take his family on vacation.
Beverly Ford as...more
WRONGFUL DEATH is a great follow up to Robert Dugoni’s 1st novel THE JURY MASTER. David Sloane returns as the very successful attorney, with 18 straight wins under his belt. Also, back again is Charles Jenkins, who is now working as a Private Investigator for Sloane. After winning another case, Sloane is approached by Beverly Ford who wants to sue the government for the wrongful death of her husband while severing with the National Guard in Iraq. She believes his death was due to insufficient bo...more
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We met Robert Dugoni’s protagonist, David Sloane, in his debut, The Jury Master (Warner, $7.99). Since the events in that book which forever changed his life, Sloane has moved his law practice up to Seattle, and in Wrongful Death (Touchstone, $25.00. signing Tues. April 14th, noon), has continued his unbroken string of wins, bringing juries to his point of view and convincing them to render the verdicts he wants.
When Sloane is approached by Beverly Ford to represent her ...more
When Sloane is approached by Beverly Ford to represent her ...more
Robert Dugoni’s Wrongful Death is a solid legal thriller that carries the story and tension from the first page straight through to the last. Attorney David Sloane (first introduced in The Jury Master) and PI Charles Jenkins take on what should be an impossible-to-win case against the US government and military – and provoke extreme and deadly responses from someone who doesn’t want this case aired.
Dugoni’s characters are believable and the storyline, while straining credulity, man...more
Dugoni’s characters are believable and the storyline, while straining credulity, man...more
If you haven’t read Robert Dugoni, you should. He’s my new favorite author. Dugoni writes legal thrillers, but they’re not trial books, they’re books about injustice with a legal bent. In Wrongful Death Dugoni brings back his protagonist David Sloane and his sidekick, Charles Jenkins, from The Jury Master, and I’m glad he did. Sloane is a great character, a hero with a conscience. Now living in Seattle, Sloane is approached by the widow of a National Guardsman killed in Iraq who wants to su...more
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With a string of court wins under his belt, attorney David Sloane has no interest in taking on what he knows is Beverly Ford’s no-win case, until she tells him her story. Beverly wants to sue the U.S. government for her husband’s wrongful death in Iraq. Beverly claims that if the government had provided enough ceramic-plate body armor for soldiers, her husband James might have lived when he and his team were ambushed. Sloane, a former soldier and new family man himself, has sympathy for Fo...more
I'm glad I wound up liking this book. Local author - check. Met the author - check. Signed copy - check. Thriller - check.
Then I started reading and felt disappointed. There was an exciting prolog, but Mr. Dugoni had already told me it was related to the story, but not the main character. So it didn't engage me. Immediate shift to a courtroom where a trial is ending. Then some setup, some new characters, more setup, some flashbacks - large and small, more characters and setup and sh...more
Then I started reading and felt disappointed. There was an exciting prolog, but Mr. Dugoni had already told me it was related to the story, but not the main character. So it didn't engage me. Immediate shift to a courtroom where a trial is ending. Then some setup, some new characters, more setup, some flashbacks - large and small, more characters and setup and sh...more
Disclaimer: Normally I don't pick up this type of book, but I read it because a free copy was sent my way. Firstly, the cover design is horrible, with the blood red color and slamming-and-splitting gavel. There are even faint blood stains (?) in the crisp white ink of the title. The cover was a turn-off for me, and doesn't really represent the story. The author did a fine job of laying out the premise, which is very timely and captured my interest. Characters were average: the protagonist (my...more
601 Pgs. LP A legal thriller with Defense Attorney David Sloane. David is asked by the widow of a Washington State National Guardsman who was killed while in Iraq to pursue a case against the Army for wrongful death due to inadequate body armor. Initially the case seems a lost cause because of previous rulings protecting the Government from such suits. When David starts making inquiries from some of the other Guardsmen in the same action, they end up dying and David receives threats against hi...more
I don't know if I believe the hype that Robert Dugoni is the next John Grisham but he's better than most. This book kept me interested the whole way through even though the middle was a little unbelievable. The beginning sets up the story nicely, but it's kind of a letdown getting to the middle with Sloane's wife being threatened. However the ending really picks up. I enjoyed the thoughts of some soldier's wife suing the United States Government because of the body armor we sent over there. It's...more
I won this book (thanks!) - it just appeared in the mail - and the plot really hooked me. I started it yesterday & I finished it today. It's an involving story about a lawyer investigating an ambush in Iraq. The bad guy is a big chemical company. I have no idea whether such things really happen, but the author definitely makes them sound plausible ;)
Loved the meth lab scene. Now THAT'S contemporary.
The book mentions the main character's childhood in Mexico, and a massacr...more
Loved the meth lab scene. Now THAT'S contemporary.
The book mentions the main character's childhood in Mexico, and a massacr...more
This is not usually my kind of book, but it sounded interesting and I was not disappointed. I enjoyed this book for a number of reasons. First, I was interested in the story and characters, but I wasn't emotionally wrapped up. I could enjoy the story without anxiety over what would happen to the characters - very relaxing! Second, the book reads exactly like a movie. Full of witty quips and perfectly timed action. Third, it had a very satisfying ending - that goes a long way!
The only thing...more
The only thing...more
I got this as a free book from the Goodreads giveaways, and it was a great book to receive. Dugoni has a way of getting you to know and like his characters immediately, as one embraces say, Stephen King's characters. The story was gripping and engaging from page one - I simply did not want to put it down. As with any good thriller, there are various things happening on different stages, but everything was well so balanced that you didn't mind leaving a tense cliff-hanger because you were abou...more
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I like it when the lawyer-fiction talks law without making me feel like an idiot. Dugoni dumbs the law down enough that I can understand it without patronizing me as the reader. He does, on occasion, go through it so quickly that I felt I needed to read it all again to get it, but that was a rate-of-absorption issue instead of a not-taking-the-hideous-verbosity-out-of-the-law issue. Except for the these few spots where the important nuances of the law sped past faster than those crazies on Th...more
An interesting follow-up to The Jury Master, this novel was set (mostly) in the Seattle area so was fun to recognize places (although, did he have to put the meth lab in my home town of Maple Valley?????). The recaps from the first book were annoying because I'd just read it, but probably would be useful to a reader who had not read the first book. Other than that, a fairly good legal/conspiracy novel with a contemporary theme that could only be too true.
A very interesting "attorney" book that encounters military law. David Sloane, attorney, plunges ahead in a law suit against the U.S. government and military on the death of a national guardsman killed in Iraq. Difficult to read in parts if one has had a member of the family who served in Iraq, but hard to put down wondering if he will actually be able to beat the U.S. government. I highly recommend this book if you like mysteries and courtroom drama.
I heard Dugoni at the May meeting of the Pacific Northwest Writer's Association and grabbed this book at the library the next morning. I'm not much into legal thrillers, but I enjoyed his book a lot. Good pacing, nice action, believable characters, and a Pac NW setting! Very nice. I'll be asking the library to get the rest of his books asap.
Took me a couple of tries to start as I am not a big fan of military novels. Then I discovered this isn't a military novel!! It is about a lawyer who is attempting to sue the military for the death of a soldier in Iraq. Dugoni is an excellent writer; his characters are true-to-life and his style is easy to read. I enjoyed this book after all and would recommend it. Dugoni does refer to a previous book, so I will most likely read that to "connect the dots."
I received this book from the Goodreads giveaways, and really enjoyed it. It's not a genre I typically read, but I wish I had read this one sooner. It was a quick, easy read and it kept me in suspense until the end. I would definitely read more from Robert Dugoni in the future. My thanks to Goodreads and Simon & Shuster.
This book concerns an attorney in Seattle who gets a case of a young widow whose husband died in Iraq. She is filing a wrongful death claim against the government. The case involves a vast conspiracy between the army and a nasty chemical company that sold chemical weapons to Saddam.
Robert Dugoni has written a solid legal thriller with WRONGFUL DEATH. This book follows a military conspiracy that led to an ambush in Iraq, which leaves a National Guardsman dead, his CO paralyzed, and a fellow Guardsman blind. The attorney begins to dig deeper into the case, only to find that someone is killing each of the survivors of the ambush.
Solid writing, good plot.
Solid writing, good plot.
I won this book from a goodreads giveaway. I have to admit, that at the beginning I was quite confused with some of the flashback scenes as I had no idea there was a book previous to this one. Once I got into the meat of the story however, it was pretty easy to get a general idea of the background needed. I would give this book a 3 1/2 stars if I could. Once the plot line really got moving about a third of the way in, I had a hard time putting it down. One dislike I have is that, despite no...more
Audio Book. It started slow and took a long time to build up the back story but after it finally got started it was pretty good. I could read more in the series.
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Dugoni's books are so readable and the characters interesting. This was a wonderful sequel to the Jury Master. Can't wait to read the third book in the series.
Awesome novel! Robert Dugoni is an amazing writer. The story is well told and each word propels you to the next creating a situation where you don't want to put the book down. Highly recommend this book and look forward to reading more of Dugoni's work.
One of the books I won from Goodreads. What a fun thing!
Meanwhile, the novel was a fun action packed read. There's conspiracies and trials and love of family.
Meanwhile, the novel was a fun action packed read. There's conspiracies and trials and love of family.
I really enjoyed the story. It was very exciting. The only reason I didn't enjoy the book more was because of the excessive swearing. Way to many f-words for my taste.
I only read this because it was a Goodreads freebie. The story was just OK. I was sometimes confused about who's who. No real character development for me. I probably wouldn't recommend it.
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