Quite entertaining

The book is quite entertaining except for the last two chapters which were very melodramatic. Possibly the author was very tired and could not figure out another way to end the story.

In this story Attorney Paul Madriani defends a judge that he has had a rocky history with. Great twist at the end when you find out who did it !
Martini continues to give us a window to the legal world, not only with procedures and strategies, but also the maneuvering, the banter, the deals, the corruption, the not so legal investigations, and more. We are swept up and part of that world for the duration of the story. Hard to put down.

This is the first book that I have read by Steve Martini and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The plot was generally well planned out (there were a few loose ends that I would like to have had tidied up, but nothing that interfered with the story-line.) Characters were well fleshed out, in fact they were so well fleshed out, that the main female protagonist irritated me an immense amount. I have always loved court room dramas and this one did not disappoint.