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Cargando... Death Qualified (1991)por Kate Wilhelm
   Books Read in 2020 (3,306) Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.   ) Fish_Witch | Jul 4, 2023 |  daaft | Aug 13, 2022 | The book is good and is the first, of more then a dozen, featuring the same protagonist. Like many female authors she is writing for women. This can be negative for many male readers unless the writing is good. I think the book is well written. I enjoy a good court room drama but this story was a bit lame. Reading reviews of her later works assure me she only got better with time. ( ) ikeman100 | Jun 29, 2019 | For some reason when thrillers do this (e.g. Crichton) it seems perfectly reasonable, if MacGuffin-ish, but when tossed into a legal mystery it seemed very out of place. (Eventually it steered into suspense thriller territory too, but too late to make everything seem all right again--if anything, it was just one more element too many, in an already long book). I suspect the sci-fi elements are what interested the author, and the mystery is a vessel for containing them. She may be pleased, but it didn't work for me. (Note: 5 stars = rare and amazing, 4 = quite good book, 3 = a decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. There are a lot of 4s and 3s in the world!) (  ) ashleytylerjohn | Sep 19, 2018 | mcmlsbookbutler | Mar 30, 2017 | sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Fiction.
Mystery.
HTML: Travis Morgan's case seems open-and-shut: a plot to kill his estranged father, fundamentalist preacher Arlie Morgan, goes awry and his bullet slays an innocent bookkeeper. Two eyewitnesses seal Travis' fate. But despite damning evidence, Travis staunchly maintains his innocence. Beseeched by his anguished mother, veteran defense attorney Barbara Holloway agrees to represent Travis. With the support of her father attorney Frank Holloway and crack private investigator Bailey, Barbara uncovers a convoluted conspiracy braiding religious fanaticism, unimaginable atrocities, and a heavily bankrolled militia. Despite accumulating evidence implicating the Reverend Arlie Morgan, the family physician, and others, Travis' case proceeds to trial. Barbara finds herself pitted against a complacent legal system and a judge eager to simply close the case and retire. Knowing she must intervene decisively to avoid a conviction, Barbara steps squarely into the path of danger. She confronts the Reverend Morgan, uncoiling his venomous wrath. Risking her own life, Barbara knows she must force his hand in order to save Travis' life. .No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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