James Chandler > Quotes

“Unwrapping his lunch, he considered how things had gone so far. Cathy, as he expected, had introduced her case with witnesses who could establish the basics—the who, where, and when. After lunch and over the course of the next few days, she would bring in a series of witnesses to establish the what and the why. As he’d expected, she was methodically building a case that would appear impregnable upon first consideration.”
― James Chandler, Reasonable Suspicion: A Legal Thriller

“desultory”
― James Chandler, Misjudged

“You are mine, you shall be mine, you and I are one forever,’” Lucy recited. “It’s from the book Carmilla.”
― James Chandler, Justice Bites: A Legal Thriller

“The counselor, a pinched-face woman named Linda, leaned forward. She was somewhere north of thirty and south of forty, but there were premature grooves around her lips from years of smoking cigarettes. “What do you mean by ‘a few drinks?”
― James Chandler, Justice Bites: A Legal Thriller

“and”
― James Chandler, One and Done

“couldn’t match because you must have a known source. If the person who left the print has never had their information put in the”
― James Chandler, Misjudged

“while they circle the drain. What else?”
― James Chandler, Capital Justice

“knows”
― James Chandler, Capital Justice

“Sam’s”
― James Chandler, One and Done

“Punch smiled at the memory. “I remember you puking like a Kansas grandmother on a tuna boat.”
― James Chandler, Reasonable Suspicion: A Legal Thriller

“The system works just fine,” Daniels interrupted. “And it works for everyone. It’s the people in it who fail. The system was and is genius. It’s just that the Founders never contemplated stupidity and incompetence. A fair and impartial criminal justice system is dependent upon an educated, morally upright populace.”
― James Chandler, Reasonable Suspicion: A Legal Thriller

“time”
― James Chandler, Misjudged

“It’s a man’s God-given right to die first. We’re useless without them.”
― James Chandler, Capital Justice

“Or, as we say at the First Avenue Church, ‘Rules for thee, but not for me.’ You should come sometime.” “John Milton.”
― James Chandler, Reasonable Suspicion: A Legal Thriller

“When a falsehood can look so like the truth, who can assure themselves of certain happiness?” It was a phrase from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.”
― James Chandler, Justice Bites: A Legal Thriller

“Before we get too wrapped around the axle”
― James Chandler, Capital Justice

“Social media was a liar’s medium, of course. The whole deal was to tell a story—usually a fabricated one—showing the world what the account holder wanted the world to see.”
― James Chandler, Justice Bites: A Legal Thriller

“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful,” were written along her left collarbone. “Lovely,” he said. He looked at his watch, then glanced at the large ornate clock on the wall. “Not bad.” She walked out the courtroom door and into the open rotunda. “It’s from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.”
― James Chandler, Justice Bites: A Legal Thriller