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| Title | : | An Innocent Client (Joe Dillard #1) |
| Author | : | Scott Pratt |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 374 pages |
| Published | : | October 23rd 2012 by Phoenix Publishing (first published November 4th 2008) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Thriller. Legal Thriller |
Scott Pratt
Paperback | Pages: 374 pages Rating: 4.18 | 35470 Users | 2178 Reviews
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A preacher is found brutally murdered in a Tennessee motel room.A beautiful, mysterious young girl is accused.
In this Mystery Readers International finalist for "Best Debut Mystery," criminal defense lawyer Joe Dillard has become jaded over the years as he's tried to balance his career against his conscience. Savvy but cynical, Dillard wants to quit doing criminal defense, but he can't resist the chance to represent someone who might actually be innocent. His drug-addicted sister has just been released from prison and his mother is succumbing to Alzheimer's, but Dillard's commitment to the case never wavers despite the personal troubles and professional demands that threaten to destroy him.
"Pratt's richly developed characters are vivid and believable, especially the strong Southern women who fight their male-dominated culture from behind a facade of vulnerability in this brilliantly executed debut." -- Publisher's Weekly.
"It’s Scott Turow and Grisham... The opening chapter is maybe the most compelling I’ve read in a decade.” – Ken Bruen.
Smart and sophisticated, with a plot twist that will leave you shaking your head in wonder, "An Innocent Client" -- the first in the acclaimed Joe Dillard series -- will also leave you wanting more.
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| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Joe Dillard #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Macavity Award Nominee for Best First Mystery Novel (2009) |
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This was better than I had expected. Why my expectation was that low? Because this book was cheap!! (I downloaded this one when it was on sale.)I love the court scenes in general, and this has that. I especially liked the ending. This lawyer is not the pure justice guy, which I really like. It seems like this series has 8 books already. I might read on if the 2nd book is on sale again!Interesting storyline, nice short chapters, characters were written quite well. Three stars is suppose to mean "I Liked It" and I did, I just did not REALLY Like it. Wasn't left with a yearning to know what was going to happen next when I took a break from reading. The strongest emotion I got from the book was the complete dislike, and great desire to see justice done to TBI Special Agent Phillip Landers. Pratt wrote him as such a despicable individual you just hoped he also wrote a fitting
This was a legal mystery about a defense lawyer who wanted out of the business. Due to his personal obligations he needed to work for another year before getting out. He lands a high paying case that takes him on a roller coaster ride through the book. The beginning of the book did not impress me. It was just icky and offensive the way the author wrote the characters. It did improve and I became invested in the story. I liked how the author set up the side characters and can see how they will
An unintentional re-read. At the beginning the book is funny, poking at the system. It resorts to really vulgar stuff. What really disappointed me was the one dimentional characters. Some were perfect, others really bad.
Entertaining Clever book with a few twists. First from this author but probably not my last. Good character development & storyline.
I picked this one up in the kindle lending library. This is the first in the Joe Dillard series. I had never read anything by this author, but the reviews were solid, so I decided to give this one a try.Joe is the rarest of rare men. A lawyer with a conscience. He would rather put the guilty behind bars than defend them, but for the time being he is sort of stuck where he is.When a beautiful exotic dancer is accused of killing a minister, Joe is hired to defend her. He then must deal with the
The audiobook was quite entertaining! My first by Pratt, and looking forward to reading all the books in the Joe Dillard, series. Review to follow!
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