Duty Man

Best Defence #2

by William H.S. McIntyre

#2 in the Best Defence/Robbie Munro Series Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven Follow the trials of Scots criminal lawyer Robbie Munro as he joins battle in the fight for truth and justice - hoping truth and justice don't win too often because it's terribly bad for business. When local lawyer Max Abercrombie is gunned down in cold blood, the historic town of Linlithgow is shocked by its first assassination in five hundred years. Robbie, Max’s childhood friend, is appalled to find himself duty bound to act in the accused's defence, but when his investigations reveal a link between his friend’s murder and that of a High Court judge many years before, he wonders if his client might actually be an innocent man. The more Robbie digs into the past, the closer he gets to the truth and the more the bodies pile up. Duty Man is the second in a series of smart, fast-moving, crime novels by Scottish criminal defence lawyer, William McIntyre, featuring an engagingly head-strong protagonist and exploiting the kind of authentic court-room, prison and procedural details that stem from years of first-hand experience. The action is centred around the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow in West Lothian and roams over the Larger Central Belt of Scotland.

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258 pages, Paperback

First published January 3, 2011

Reviews

[Alan McCord]

A rather convoluted plotline that resolves itself within the last few pages using a firearms variation on the Agatha Christie sitting room routine. Not as compelling as the first book in the series. I'm going to give this series a break for a while as the new William McIlvanny/Ian Rankin "collaboration" has just come out and I am interested in the product!

[N.devaneyyahoo.co.uk]

Bloody brilliant!

Funny, clever, intriguing and a good fast read!
I’ve officially got a crush on Robbie Monro!
Currently reading a book a day, hope William McIntyre writes as fast as I read!

[Carole]

Much preferred this to the first one and glad I didn't bail out!! You got to know more about who Robbie is and more about his background. The story became a little far fetched at the end, but I will stick with them and see what happens.

[Ian Gough]

Entertains series

Lightweight but enjoyable series. Not sure how many more of the series I will be reading. Might try one more.

[Shelley]

Read the summary.

[Miss Dizzy Read]

Couldn't get into this one as much as the first but still had some brilliant twists and I still love Munro, look forward to reading the rest of the series