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Title: Hostile Witness by William Lashner ISBN: 0-06-100988-1 Publisher: HarperTorch/ReganBooks Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.88 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: WHAT A NOVEL!!
Comment: I adored this book!! It was a really meaty story. Just like the ones I love to sink my teeth into! I don't think I have come across a lawyer protagonist I liked quite this much since Rudy Baylor in John Grishams's "The Rainmaker". You can't help but adore Victor Carl in this story. Perhaps some of his goals lack sensitivity but you know that deep down, Victor is an honorable man and sure enough, by the end of the book even he realizes it. The suspense of the story is riveting, the characters are very real and there are enough twists and turns in the story to keep you intrigued. But the best thing about this book is it's depth and it's quality. I can't fully explain it, but it makes most lawyer type thrillers seem shallow in comparison. Sometimes I had to reread a passage and just stop to think about what was going on, but that is a sign of a great read, in my opinion. It is a delicious story and a one you just want to savor,so to speak. When you are done you sure want more of Victor Carl and I can't wait to read the next in the series. I hope Mr. Lashner is working hard on a third!!
Rating: 5
Summary: Complicated and well worth the time to read!
Comment: After reading a local review that simply raved about William Lashner, calling him the "best mystery writer in the country," I knew I had to find one of his books and read it. I was not disappointed.
Victor Carl, an attorney with two first names, isn't your ordinary, every day hero. One might call him an anti-hero. Consider that he's a lawyer, first off. And that he's made some really bad decisions in his life, which has put him on the "down and out" list in Philadelphia. In order to save his failing private practice, he agrees to aid Councilman Jimmy Moore to avoid a racketeering and murder rap. Basically, he's sold his soul in order to get a leg up in the world. Not only does his decision turn out to be the most dangerous choice he's ever made...it turns out to be the worst.
While Victor watches as his client is framed--and could it be that he's being duped as well?--he begins to learn a hard lesson about life, and about himself.
An excellent, well-written novel, with deeply flawed and believable characters, Lashner is one author that gets added to my "favorites" list!
Rating: 5
Summary: amazing first novel
Comment: This should be considered a new classic among legal thrillers. Incredibly witty, insightful, and entertaining--extremely well-written. For once, a hero who is not Superman. Not that Supermans are unexciting when drawn well, but there are a lot more mere survivors out there, heels even, and Lashner gives us one even more interesting than Sammy Glick. Victor wasn't born with the world's greatest advantages, hasn't gotten what he wants yet, and has experienced a lot of losing--so now what? Life goes on. That's the point here, or at least one of them.
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Title: Bitter Truth by William Lashner ISBN: 006056038X Publisher: HarperTorch/ReganBooks Pub. Date: 25 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Fatal Flaw by William Lashner ISBN: 0060508167 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt ISBN: 0446612537 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Past Due by William Lashner ISBN: 0060508175 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 27 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Informant by James Grippando ISBN: 0061012203 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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