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Title: Act of God by Susan R. Sloan ISBN: 0-446-52451-4 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 10 April, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.53 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A well- crafted and engrossing thriller
Comment: Former Attorney & author of An Isolated Incident & Guilt by Association, Susan Sloan explores in this superb courtroom drama Act of God, an area that doesn&3146;t often become the theme of a legal thriller - the question of abortion rights vis-Â-vis the rights of the unborn.
Corey Latham, a young naval officer has been accused of bombing the Seattle Family Service Center - a clinic that provided health services to the poor & homeless, as well as legal abortions. The bomb has killed more than a 100 people, most of them women & children.
Gritty & determined attorney, Dana McAuliffe is assigned the task of defending Corey. She gears up for action, but finds herself in the midst of a media frenzy, where the pro-choice & the anti-abortionists have decided to use the trial as an epitome of their agenda. Corey, it seems had every reason to feel hatred towards the Center, for it was in there that Corey-s wife had an abortion without his consent. With evidence loaded against Corey, a chance for acquittal seems almost nil.
McAuliffe hires her own investigator & begins to probe into the State-s case, slowly finding some points in favor of Corey.
The highlight of the work is the balance the author maintains in the courtroom action, & the "legalese" that is strong & steady for both sides, culminating in an exciting & even-sided battle in the courtroom.
Often we have seen courtroom drams dissolve into mere courtroom antics. Act of God is a noble exception, as Sloan maintains the sobriety of the issue throughout.
The question of pro-choice & pro-life have rarely made its presence so strongly felt in the legal thriller arena - save for a Robert Shapiro's Misconception or Richard North Patterson's Protect and Defend.
Act of God also poses another important question of whether abortion should remain exclusively within the zone of individual privacy or whether, & if so, to what extent, the law or State can exercise control over such actions of a person.
Act of God is sure to excite the connoisseur of good legal-fiction. It makes a thrilling &, at the same time, poignant & savory read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Susan Sloan has done it again!
Comment: Susan Sloan has written another book that had me reading the last two pages over and over again to be sure that I had read it correctly. She is the master of surprise twists, that is for sure. "Guilt by Association" remains my favorite of hers, the ultimate suspenseful thriller.
From the very first page, I was pulled into this story and the intensity never let up. I hated to put the book down to attend to the necessary chores of daily living! And when I finished, I was sorry that I no longer had this book to look forward to.
No need here to go into another synopsis, because other reviewers have ably done so before me.
Sloan's characters are fully fleshed out, as is her plot. She never got preachy about the abortion issue but presented a balanced view. At times I found the politics/policies a little confusing as each "side" tries to present its case in the best light.
If you get this book, be sure to put aside a good chunk of time to read it, because you will not be able to put it down!
Rating: 4
Summary: An Explosive, Psychological Courtroom Thriller!
Comment: At 2:00 PM on a chilly, overcast afternoon, the first Tuesday in February, The Seattle Family Services Center shuddered on its foundation and exploded with a sound that shook the city. An extremist's bomb had killed almost 200 men, women and children. For more than half a century the Seattle clinic had provided full family services to the community, including multilevel family counseling, obstetric and gynecological services, and comprehensive day care facilities. The media had dubbed the Center an abortion clinic, and it had become the focus for pro-choice and pro-life extremists as a rallying point to further their causes. The local citizenry, the entire nation, are horrified and tremendous pressure is put on the police and FBI to capture, try, and execute the perpetrator.
A young, clean-cut Naval officer is finally arrested for the crime, and high powered defense attorney Dana McAuliffe, a partner at the prestigious Seattle firm of Cotter Boland and Grace is persuaded to take the case. Dana is brilliant, confident, successful, and has made her way in a primarily man's world. As she becomes more acquainted with her client and the facts of the case, she begins to seriously doubt his guilt. Organizations on both side of the abortion issue have a political hay-day over the trial. It is a presidential election year and the leading candidate has promised to do everything in his power to repeal Rowe vs. Wade. A friend of Cotter Boland and Grace's senior partner, who wishes to remain anonymous, is paying for the defense. Confidential details of Dana's private life begin to appear in the tabloids as the trial commences, and evidence of possible jury tampering surfaces - from a very surprising source. Nothing is what it appears to be, and the twists and turns keep on coming, as the trial reaches a climax. The aftermath will knock your socks off!!
This is a fast-paced, light read that you won't be able to put down. Susan Sloan's plot is tight and filled with suspense, her characters are believable. Ms. Sloan doesn't take sides in the debate over abortion rights, but she does suggest, rather strongly, that the political wars over this issue are very deadly.
JANA
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Title: Guilt by Association by Susan R. Sloan ISBN: 0446603066 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: An Isolated Incident by Susan R. Sloan ISBN: 0446606456 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: In Her Defense by Stephen Horn ISBN: 0061098752 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Star Witness by Dudley W. Buffa ISBN: 039915034X Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 24 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Final Verdict by Sheldon Siegel ISBN: 0399150420 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 07 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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