Wednesday, November 26, 2003
AUTHOR O'Shaughnessy, Perri.
TITLE Unfit to practice / Perri O'Shaughnessy.
IMPRINT New York : Delacorte Press, 2002.
DESCRIPT 420 p. : map ; 24 cm.
SUBJECT Reilly, Nina (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. and Nev.) -- Fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction.
Women lawyers -- Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Legal stories.
ISBN 0385334842.
Publisher's Weekly book review
Penned by sisters Pamela and Mary O'Shaughnessy, this eighth novel to feature South Lake Tahoe attorney Nina Reilly puts the lawyer in the defendant's chair. Ever since she was a little girl, Nina has believed that rules are what people use to make sense of the world and that law is a way of enforcing the rules to keep the world sane. But when her truck is stolen, along with her three most sensitive case files, her sane world turns topsy-turvy. In the wrong hands, those files could compromise a client's chance at fair visitation rights, affect a second client's insurance claim and put two girls at risk from the murderer whose crime they witnessed. Suddenly, Nina finds herself facing possible disbarment as she's brought up on disciplinary charges before the California State Bar Court. Current boyfriend Paul and ex-husband Jack try to help Nina figure out who stole the files and, more importantly, who is trying to destroy her life. The initial setup of Nina's predicament is taut as a wire, but the story bogs down in court, where much of the testimony, while realistic, is filler: a space-occupying rehash of what the reader already knows. As for the climax, it's so hokey that the dialogue reads like an old Batman episode. Chances are, though, since this is just a first offense, series fans will release this effort on its own recognizance in the hopes that the next case will be a winner.
TITLE Unfit to practice / Perri O'Shaughnessy.
IMPRINT New York : Delacorte Press, 2002.
DESCRIPT 420 p. : map ; 24 cm.
SUBJECT Reilly, Nina (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. and Nev.) -- Fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction.
Women lawyers -- Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Legal stories.
ISBN 0385334842.
Publisher's Weekly book review
Penned by sisters Pamela and Mary O'Shaughnessy, this eighth novel to feature South Lake Tahoe attorney Nina Reilly puts the lawyer in the defendant's chair. Ever since she was a little girl, Nina has believed that rules are what people use to make sense of the world and that law is a way of enforcing the rules to keep the world sane. But when her truck is stolen, along with her three most sensitive case files, her sane world turns topsy-turvy. In the wrong hands, those files could compromise a client's chance at fair visitation rights, affect a second client's insurance claim and put two girls at risk from the murderer whose crime they witnessed. Suddenly, Nina finds herself facing possible disbarment as she's brought up on disciplinary charges before the California State Bar Court. Current boyfriend Paul and ex-husband Jack try to help Nina figure out who stole the files and, more importantly, who is trying to destroy her life. The initial setup of Nina's predicament is taut as a wire, but the story bogs down in court, where much of the testimony, while realistic, is filler: a space-occupying rehash of what the reader already knows. As for the climax, it's so hokey that the dialogue reads like an old Batman episode. Chances are, though, since this is just a first offense, series fans will release this effort on its own recognizance in the hopes that the next case will be a winner.
AUTHOR Maxim, John R.
TITLE Bannerman's ghosts / John R. Maxim.
EDITION 1st ed.
IMPRINT New York : William Morrow, c2003.
DESCRIPT 390 p. ; 24 cm.
SUBJECT Bannerman, Paul (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Undercover operations -- Fiction.
Retirees -- Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
ISBN 006000584X.
Some of the world's most accomplished assassins--known as "Bannerman's People"--are now presumed dead but are living as "ghosts" in Westport, Connecticut.
One of them is Elizabeth Stride (from "Haven") who is being sought by the ruthless Artemus Bourne who has kidnapped Elizabeth's and Martin Keller's (Alameo) young friend Aisha. Bourne's VaalChem has being testing bioterrorism weapons in Keller's Angola, and wants to trade Aisha for Keller's compliance.
TITLE Bannerman's ghosts / John R. Maxim.
EDITION 1st ed.
IMPRINT New York : William Morrow, c2003.
DESCRIPT 390 p. ; 24 cm.
SUBJECT Bannerman, Paul (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Undercover operations -- Fiction.
Retirees -- Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
ISBN 006000584X.
Some of the world's most accomplished assassins--known as "Bannerman's People"--are now presumed dead but are living as "ghosts" in Westport, Connecticut.
One of them is Elizabeth Stride (from "Haven") who is being sought by the ruthless Artemus Bourne who has kidnapped Elizabeth's and Martin Keller's (Alameo) young friend Aisha. Bourne's VaalChem has being testing bioterrorism weapons in Keller's Angola, and wants to trade Aisha for Keller's compliance.
