The Law of Second Chances is the second book in the Jack Tobin series following on from The Mayor of Lexington Avenue.

The author has clearly continued to hone his craft as I found this to be even better than the former which was already excellent; the only thing I didn't particularly like in the former was the flash backs to the past. In this installment however they seem to be much better integrated into the story serving a greater purpose than they seemed too in the former. I certainly enjoyed the structure of this book and the way the two main plot lines dovetailed into one another.

Utilising many of the characters from the original novel, this installment brings them back together to fight another case against a seemingly corrupt group hell bent on railroading a small time criminal for a murder with dubious eyewitness evidence and no hard evidence linking him to the crime.

It's quite hard not to just plough through this in one sitting as the way the story unfolds is quite captivating and keeps your attention throughout the unfolding lead in, the investigative process and the court maneuvering.

Looking forward to the next novel in the series. ( )

Almost in the vein of John Grisham. It's great when people write about what they know---29 years as a trial lawyer gave Sheehan the perfect background to write his legal mystery/thriller. ( )

How unusual! Two murder trials in one book and the human story of a wife who discovers she has cancer. A well-written story with all the tensions of a courtroom battle. An easy, but compelling read! ( )