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beckimoody29's review
4.0
This was a fairly quick and enjoyable read, but also fairly forgettable. I liked the main character and didn't predict a couple of the twists. Good "beach" read.
nicolewrites's review
1.0
I found this book to be pretty predictable. It lacked surprise and it lost my interest. It was an easy read, but I would not read again or recommend to others.
vkemp's review
4.0
I received this book from the author with a request for a review. I told her I only posted positive reviews on DorothyL and she was happy with that. I am very pleased to tell you how much I enjoyed this book.
Stephanie Ann “Sam” McRae is a small-time lawyer with a small office and an even smaller staff, her landlord’s secretary. She is happy representing common people who need help. A simple domestic abuse victim suddenly turns up missing and is the lead suspect in the murder of her abusive boyfriend. When the police and the F.B.I. turn up at Sam’s office looking for Melanie Hayes, Sam becomes very curious. Melanie seemed as though she was the person she appeared to be: working at a bank, going to college and living her life as well as she can. Sam likes to think she is a good judge of character, but Melanie is defying her parameters. Sam begins trying to track down Melanie and finds herself caught between the mob and the government, both of whom want Melanie, dead or alive. Sam finds herself visiting sleazy strip clubs and being beaten up by the mob and trying to keep Melanie out of jail once Sam tracks her down. Then there is the little question of Sam’s boyfriend, working for the State Attorney’s office, and, by the way, he’s married. The solution to the problem is there all along, but the book is well enough written that the reader keeps barreling along, trying to figure it out. I like Sam and I look forward to more of her adventures.
Stephanie Ann “Sam” McRae is a small-time lawyer with a small office and an even smaller staff, her landlord’s secretary. She is happy representing common people who need help. A simple domestic abuse victim suddenly turns up missing and is the lead suspect in the murder of her abusive boyfriend. When the police and the F.B.I. turn up at Sam’s office looking for Melanie Hayes, Sam becomes very curious. Melanie seemed as though she was the person she appeared to be: working at a bank, going to college and living her life as well as she can. Sam likes to think she is a good judge of character, but Melanie is defying her parameters. Sam begins trying to track down Melanie and finds herself caught between the mob and the government, both of whom want Melanie, dead or alive. Sam finds herself visiting sleazy strip clubs and being beaten up by the mob and trying to keep Melanie out of jail once Sam tracks her down. Then there is the little question of Sam’s boyfriend, working for the State Attorney’s office, and, by the way, he’s married. The solution to the problem is there all along, but the book is well enough written that the reader keeps barreling along, trying to figure it out. I like Sam and I look forward to more of her adventures.
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