tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post3389848109874633854..comments2024-03-28T13:27:46.447-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Paul Goldstein in ReverseBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-19503031186266470932018-09-04T23:48:16.839-06:002018-09-04T23:48:16.839-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. I have another l...Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. I have another legal mystery soon to be read but it is neither a Rsonsefelt nor a Cavanaugh.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-47588852098784345072018-09-02T20:39:27.777-06:002018-09-02T20:39:27.777-06:00Rosenfelt's book "Rescued," which I ...Rosenfelt's book "Rescued," which I just finished has an intricate web of deceit behind the murders. But Carpenter figures it out. It is such an enjoyable book. His sense of humor in and out of the courtroom is great. I was laughing so much.<br /><br />Also, several British readers are touting Steve Cavanaugh's books which feature a lawyer. The latest one, "Thirteen" has a serial killer -- not on trial -- but on the jury. Several readers recommend it. I see that Book Depository and Amazon have it. I can't wait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-32202177276118469992018-09-01T18:22:40.839-06:002018-09-01T18:22:40.839-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for another example of a lawyer i...Kathy D.: Thanks for another example of a lawyer in peril. I expect putting the lawyer in physical danger helps get legal mysteries published.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-87488626951434805332018-09-01T18:21:46.400-06:002018-09-01T18:21:46.400-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I will continue to...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I will continue to read series as they move forward but will also try not to be so rigid as to miss chances to read an unfamiliar series because a book is well into the series.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-14621072223058436592018-09-01T18:19:43.644-06:002018-09-01T18:19:43.644-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. Fictional lawyer...Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. Fictional lawyers certainly are at more risk than real life lawyers. You provide apt examples. Perhaps the most famous is Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird in which he faces a mob to protect his African American client.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-3234988741162303372018-09-01T13:10:28.772-06:002018-09-01T13:10:28.772-06:00And the lovable, "reluctant" deense lawy...And the lovable, "reluctant" deense lawyer, Andy Carpenter, has quite a time in David Rosenfelt's books, the humor in and out of the courtroom is quite fun. Wish I had a book of his at hand on bad days. <br /><br />In "Rescued," he's up against a bad gang of criminals who have missiles in New Jersey and are out to get Carpenter. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-87187891696706602162018-09-01T05:45:35.338-06:002018-09-01T05:45:35.338-06:00I'm like you, Bill, in preferring to read a se...I'm like you, Bill, in preferring to read a series in order. There may be one or a few things to be gained from reading out of order, but, to me, they don't outweigh the drawbacks. I like the development of characters over time, the story arcs an author can create, and so on. For me, reading a series in order also allows me to experience the series the way the author intended it. I've made exceptions, but as a rule, I like to read in order.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-8498784748518198792018-08-31T21:37:03.274-06:002018-08-31T21:37:03.274-06:00I liked A Patent Lie and Errors and Omissions a lo...I liked A Patent Lie and Errors and Omissions a lot. The Cuba one, not so much. I didn't think it was realistic, having friends who have visited the island and had peaceful sojourns with no drama. Lots of music, art, food, dancing, conversation.<br /><br />But I liked the first two books and the lawyer. Wonder if more are to come by this writer.<br /><br />As far as lawyers facing violence, there have been many fictional attorneys in trouble. Read a Steve Martini book where the lawyer ends up in a jungle with armed gangsters after him. I think it was in that book where an earthquake saved him!<br /><br />In Michael Connelly's books, Mickey Haller is often in danger. In The Lincoln Lawyer, his friend and assistant is murdered and he is nearly killed. <br /><br />And in the latest Rosato and Nuncio book by Lisa Scottoline, both lawyers are kidnapped. One is not harmed much, the other has been wounded seriously. <br /><br />It seems as if practicing law is getting more dangerous -- at least in fiction.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com