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Title: Final Verdict by Sheldon Siegel ISBN: 0-399-15042-0 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 07 August, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.59 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Final Verdict? Terrific!
Comment: This newest installment in the Mike Daley & Rosie Fernandez series is terrific and has to have one of the best opening chapters ("Assault with a Deadly Chicken") of any legal thriller in recent memory. A first chapter sets the mood of the book to come, giving the reader the impetus to keep reading, and this book will not disappoint. It clips along briskly with Siegel's good natured humor shining through the murder and mayhem, making this a most compelling and enjoyable read.
Former client Leon Walker got Mike & Rosie's legal firm more press than they ever dreamed of when they got him off a felony murder charge on a technicality - but it also broke up their marriage. Ten years later he's been accused of murder and begs Mike to take the case. He's dying and will never make trial, but wants his name cleared. Rosie is none too happy with the situation, and the cops & District Attorney all have long memories about former defendants who they feel have gotten away with murder. All the evidence points towards Walker, bringing those wonderful "Perry Mason moments" to the courtroom. San Franciscans will love the local color and politics too. Don't miss it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Rosie and Michael are becoming old friends.
Comment: This is the fourth book in series from author Sheldon Siegel about whimsical "couple" Rosie Fernandez and Mike Daley. The plot is tight, involves the Siegel signature homicide, and characters from Mike and Rosie's past. The courtroom scenes are well-paced and the plot ticks off like clockwork. Small surprises crop up throughout the book, and Siegel's mechanism of writing in the Mike Daley first person is, as usual, the joy of the novel.
Daley and Siegel share the same dry sense of humor and comic timing. The newspaper quote at the front of each chapter probably underline the type of humor that is evident from the first page. At the end of each chapter there's a mini "cliff-hanger" that makes the chapter transitions enjoyable, and probably is the reason why you can't put a Siegel book down.
Some of the quotes come from Siegel's larger than life characters, Nick Hanson and Kaela Joy Gullion...here's one:
"A PI must be exceedingly patient and have unlimited capacity for staying awake. It's also helpful if you learn not to use the bathroom for extended periods."...Kaela Joy Gullion, profile in the San Francisco Chronicle.
With tongue in cheek, Siegel brings another novel to a smashing conclusion, and succeeds in keeping the reader interested in one of the oddest romances (Mike & Rosie) on the page.
You'll enjoy it!
Rating: 5
Summary: His books just keep getting better
Comment: Another one I couldn't put down. This really was a page-turner, no cliche about it. I had to keep reading, just to find out what would happen next. Dialogue is as great as ever, fast-paced plot with no holes, and if you haven't met Nick the Dick (PI) yet, Siegel's books are worth reading for this character alone.
You don't need to have read his other books to enjoy this one. He gives just enough background in the beginning, and here and there throughout the book, so that a newbie doesn;t get lost.
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Title: The Second Chair: A Novel by John T. Lescroart ISBN: 0525947752 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: 26 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Split Second by David Baldacci ISBN: 0446530891 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Criminal Intent by Sheldon Siegel ISBN: 0451209532 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 05 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Resolved : A Novel by Robert K. Tanenbaum ISBN: 0743452860 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Special Circumstances by SHELDON SIEGEL ISBN: 0553581929 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 26 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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