Reading and Reviews (Cooper and Winters)
I'm an author, but I'm also a reader. From time to time, I'llshare my reviews of present and past reads. My available time to read islimited because I write, but I love to curl up with a paperback or an eBook atnight for the last hour of my day.
I tend to read what I write, but not exclusively. BesidesRomantic Suspense, I read crime and law novels, once in a while a true story, WWIIhistoricals, mysteries, and mainstream character driven books.
Here are some of the books I've read recently or in the not-too-distant past.Maybe you'll discover a new book or author.
After the Fact by Jeff Cooper When Jack Collins leaves asmall Connecticut law practice to join one of the nation’s most prestigiousfirms, he trades a nondescript office for an elite one in a gleaming New YorkCity skyscraper. He basks in the pride of working with people far more glamorousthan those he left behind, including a famous boss, an alluring coworker, and awell-known client, Abigail Walker, the wealthy widow of a senator.
Jack thinks he’s on the path to glory, but he’sreally a victim of deceit, a pawn in a game he doesn’t even know he’s playing.His new boss harbors deep secrets, his seductive coworker is not the person hethinks she is, and his new law firm is at the very center of a blackmail plotinvolving the widow Walker.
Blinded by the allure of wealth and power, Jackdoesn’t see the danger around him. Time is running out for him to figure outthe truth before he loses everything: his career, his marriage, and maybe evenhis life.
MY REVIEW
I thoroughly enjoyed this story. The main character, JackCollins, isn’t a perfect human being. He’s a good man, and I routed for him,but his faults made him that much more interesting. I feared he’d succumb tothe seductive coworker and ruin his marriage. I’m not saying he doesn’t…don’twant to spoil it for you. There is a villain of sorts who I was happy to see takea dive. I applaud Mr. Cooper for good characterizations. To me a good story isincomplete without standout characters. And the plot is twisty enough to keepyou guessing.
Deadly Evidence (Jessie Black Legal Thrillers book 3) by Larry A Winters When a massacre at an eliteprivate high school leaves seventeen dead and a city reeling with horror,Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney Jessica Black will stop at nothing tofind justice for the victims. But doing so will require facing an adversaryeven more terrifying than the teenage shooter.
Lurking insecrecy is an evil voice known only as True_Man. True_Man haunts the Internet,befriending the lonely and the frustrated, turning adolescent emotions towarddestruction. Jessie believes True_Man is just as guilty of murder as theteenager he manipulated, but finding him—and proving his guilt in the courtroom—willtake all of Jessie’s formidable legal skills and more.
MY REVIEW
I’ve read several Jessie Black novels by Mr. Winters. I’veenjoyed all of them including this one, although I don’t rank this as one ofthe best. Her partner, Graham, irritated me a few times with his phone. I thinkyou’re supposed to get irritated and feel Jessie’s frustration, but it seemed abit overdone. Jessie hunting down True_Man seemed forced at times to make itwork. But don’t get me wrong. This is an entertaining novel which is the purposeand appreciated.
