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Rose Connors Temporary Sanity: A Crime Novel
Pocket 20040701 0743448820 / 9780743448826 MM Very Good
0743448820 0743448820 From Publishers Weekly "It occurs to me, as I pack up my briefcase," says Cape Cod attorney Marty Nickerson, "that I'm two for two. First in Buck Hammond's case, and now in this one, I'm arguing that the dead guy deserved it. I've barely begun my career with the defense bar, but I seem to be developing a niche." Any niche is a good niche for Marty-who in Connors's smart, sassy and exciting second crime novel (after 2002's Absolute Certainty) has switched from ace prosecutor to determined defender without missing a beat. Marty and her lover, former Barnstable County public defender Harry Madigan, have plunged into private practice, taking on the controversial case of Hammond-a distraught father who shot, on live television, the man who raped and murdered his seven-year-old son. Then, to add to single mother Marty's impossible work load as Christmas approaches, a savagely battered woman client is charged with the stabbing death of her attacker, a brutal parole officer. Connors, a veteran trial attorney, has a rich enough stock of mordant legal anecdotes to keep her going for years. Even more important, she is so good at creating believable characters (two very different judges, a sardonically ambitious but sympathetic district attorney, a couple of winning teenagers) that even readers with little interest in courtroom shenanigans should find in favor of her humanity. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Booklist Attorney Marty Nickerson has left the Barnstable County (Cape Cod) D.A.'s office to go into private practice with former public defender Harry Madigan. Their first case is to defend Buck Hammond, the man who killed Hector Monteros, murderer of Hammond's young son. It's a seemingly impossible case since Hammond committed the crime in front of numerous witnesses and on live television. At the same time, Marty takes on the case of Sonia Baker, who is accused of killing her abusive boyfriend, parole officer Howard Davis. Along the way, Marty shares her home with Sonia's teenage daughter, affording readers a glimpse into the heroine's personal life. Marty narrates the tale in an ingratiating conversational style, with touches of humor but also with explanations of the laws involved. Characters are well defined, and the courtroom scenes are both exciting and realistic. For readers who enjoy a suspenseful legal thriller with a strong female protagonist. Sue O'Brien Copyright ? American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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