Maybe I’m done with Scott Turrow and maybe it’s lawyer procedural that I’m done with. Maybe it’s because I just read a phenomenal debut novel and then a YA fantasy and then this. This one dragged on for me.
The title seemed to have nothing to do with the story. The only character that got any kind of depth was the main shady lawyer. The narration was first person which did not seem to have any reason attached to it as the narrator was a mere silhouette of a person. Good like a plain bread and American sandwich is good in that it highlights how well written some books are. (Pardon my dangling...)

Very good. Tends to drag a bit in the middle. Also, the author needs to stop referring to the same person in the same sentence with 2 different names (pet peeve). The characters are very well drawn, especially Robbie Feaver.
Otherwise good.

I love me some Scott Turow novels! I actually wasn't looking forward to this one, though. The description just didn't do it for me. A personal injury lawyer and some bribes?

An ambitious personal injury lawyer, Robbie Feaver finds his less-than-ethical practices coming back to haunt him when, in exchange for leniency from prosecution, he is forced into an uneasy alliance with an enigmatic female FBI agent, in a story of greed, human weakness, love, and unexpected heroism.

What is missing in this description is a story about how this same lawyer is dedicated to taking care of his wife, who is in the final stages of life fighting ALS. Not only has he become dedicated to fight the battle of turning evidence over to fight the crooked machine that exist in the court system, but also to make his wife's last days the best that he can.

A great book.

One of Turow’s best!

I have read most of Turow’s books and this may well be my favorite. The character development is amazing (and there are many characters in this book). Turow takes his time to develop each one. The legal issues and details which make up this story do not require you to be an attorney, but it does help. It is fast moving and very well written. Highly recommend this book!

Oh man, this book was good. The audiobook was 17 hours long & i looked forward to it every single time i picked it up. No slow parts, not for me.. The legal aspects were spot on, but to me the book was really about people & relationships, & love- the good, bad & the complicated. But the characters were so well done. I just finished it 2 minutes ago.. & usually i give myself time to reflect before i review.. But this time i purposely didn't want to do that. I felt it was appropriate to gush! The story had me so hooked.. The last hour so good that i literally rewound & listened again just to truly absorb every word. I couldn't even sit still while i listened, that's how worked up i was! I've enjoyed this whole series so far.. But man this 1 was special.

I was delighted by the "density" of the descriptions of both the outer and inner worlds of the places and people in the book.

This is a very, very character and dialogue-driven legal drama. Not really a thriller. Not really. I mean - it does go up several notches toward the end. Kind of a Mob/Organized crime connection. And they are not to be trifled with! Obviously!

However, each character is so well-drawn, so defined -- the shared stories feel authentic, and personal, and emotional.

Love being in Kindle County. Goerge Mason is our narrator and represents the main character Robbie Feeaver -- who is in a heap of trouble. His paying-off judges alerted the FBI. Now they want him wearing a wire to catch the judges who are on the take.

Things go from bad to worse. Nice twists. Satisfying end. Turow is definitely my favorite legal thriller writer.

Phillip Tomasso
Author of Adverse Impact

There is trouble afoot in the author‘s fictional Kindle County - specifically judiciary corruption. So the IRS, the “Feebs” and the local authorities place a compromised attorney - Robbie Feaver - undercover to flush out the gavel wielding crooks in black robes. Our narrator of this convoluted tale with a cast of many many characters is Mr. Feaver’s not so willing attorney.

Being a Turow novel there is some wonderful writing and very poignant descriptions/observations on life, death and being true to oneself. Unfortunately for this reader the storyline never gained any traction and simply plodded along - hence the low rating.

goes on and on and on. good to fall asleep by.

Robbie Feaver é um advogado bem sucedido. O que muitos não sabem é que ele usa e abusa de subornos para juízes do condado de Country.

Pego em flagrante, ele agora é obrigado a ajudar a polícia com as investigações ou então ir para a cadeia.

A ideia é usá-lo como peça central para desmascarar os magistrados que fazem parte deste grande esquema de corrupção que destrói toda a base de uma justiça igual e imparcial para todos.

Trabalhando ao lado de uma agente disfarçada do FBI, Robbie consegue ser o mocinho e o vilão.

Em uma trama interessante apesar de lenta, o autor consegue surpreender com algumas reviravoltas.
A leitura é cansativa, então se gosta de ação, provavelmente vai querer desistir em vários momentos, mas para aqueles teimosos ou curiosos que forem até o final, o livro trás um enredo inteligente. Eu particularmente demorei muito para ler por conta da morosidade. Acho que não peguei em um bom momento, pois o cansaço físico acabou prejudicando minha leitura e não aproveitei tanto a escrita deste autor que tanto gosto.

Personal Injuries, by Scott turow, a-minus, Narrated by Mark Bramhall, Produced by Hachette Audio, downloaded from audible.com.

Robbie Feaver is a well-known personal injury lawyer who almost always wins his cases. He is partnered with a lawyer he has known all his life, and the two work well together. But the Federal Distyrict Attorney and the FBI find out that he had fraudulently withheld money from the IRS. It’s quite a bit of money, so the prosecutor gets Robbie to agree to wear a wire and inform on others in order to make his own crime less. But has the prosecutor made deals with other people in the scenario as well. If so, how far does the betrayal go? Scott turow books are always extremely dramatic and spellbinding. This one is no exception. Very good.