 "Very Good for an earlier book" | 2008-08-13 |
| - Reviewed By libran1003 |
Although this author is very good, this book was very good for an earlier writing for her (it was MUCH better than "Dirty Blonde"). I already figured out who the "bad person" was early on in the book, but it still made for good reading anyway.
As Ms. Scottoline continues throughout the years with her writing, she just gets better and better. |
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 "Rough Justice" | 2008-06-23 |
| - Reviewed By driddick |
I started reading Ms. Scottoline books in the middle of this series and decided to go back to the beginning of the series, I am so glad I did.
Great Series! |
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 "Fast paced book" | 2007-08-17 |
| - Reviewed By intensebookreader |
| I have read alot of Lisa Scottoline books. This is an older one I believe released in 1997. Strong, female lead characters and fast paced legal action. Marta Richter is about to win an aquittal for her client, millionaire businessman Elliot Steele. During jury deliberations, she finds out that her client is guilty of the crime. She begins a dangerous and deadly race of time to find out the truth. I read this book in almost one sitting. It was an easy read and kept my interest. |
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 "Wow" | 2007-04-09 |
| - Reviewed By vaedward |
How on earth did this rubbish get published? To quote another reviewer..
"I don't believe I'm still reading this thing."
Warning: Spoiler !
We are immediately led to believe that a criminal defense lawyer with 15 years experience is shocked that her client is guilty. She feels used and vows revenge even though the jury is due back before lunchtime the next morning. I am sure had the lawyer been male, he would have laughed with the client, but we are led to believe that this female attorney is outraged that her client lied to her!!
Even the case itself is stupid. An apparent clear case of self defense. The DA has nothing and yet not only does the trial last 2 months, but the defendant has been remanded in jail for a year without bail !!
The judge on the case is up for the state supreme court even though he is only a district court judge.
What follows is a disastrous, unbelievable race to find evidence that will somehow enable the client to be convicted. Most of the 'evidence' that is found would never be admissible anyway.
Our `hero' tampers with the jury, drives to her clients beach house, breaks in, finds papers for a boat, breaks into a boat yard, breaks into storage, finds a boat, finds a map with a pin hole, spends hours digging in the freezing cold, finds a box, finds a computer printout. Why her client has kept this printout is beyond me since it became worthless a few hours after they used it.
Everyone treaks across the city in knee high snow. Spend hours outside in driving blizzard conditions. Then, everythings falls into place, everything becomes clear and it is a race to the court house. The end comes quickly. Then the really stupid part, the police show up with WARRENTS!! I mean, how? why? There would be no warrant without an investigation and evidence. The only person who spoke to the police in the whole book was the jurist who knew next to nothing.
Our hero would be charged with countless offences and would probably never practice law again.
Stressing me out just writing this review.. stupid book. |
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| "Still wondering" | 2007-04-06 |
| - Reviewed By sumterholly29153 |
I really love Lisa Scottoline's other books and this one did have her fast pace, but it was a bit confusing. I have to agree w/ other comments about the entire plot not being plausible. The characters all kept information regarding their client a secret from eachother. They were being attacked, shot, hunted down and never thought once about calling the police. Also, there were soooo many characters introduced- at length and then not another word about them. I skipped some parts ( like an entire chapter on the heroine trying to dig up and open a lock box).
Not my favorite of Lisa's , but I plan to keep reading her work. |
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| "Misandry Personified" | 2007-01-04 |
| - Reviewed By drinnovator |
| Rough Justice is little more than an exercise in exaggerated formulaic writing. All of Ms. Scottoline's characters are two dimensional caricatures. The heros are all female. The villains are all male. The situations overreach and are scarcely believable. The interactions between male and female characters are so misandrous that even male children are portrayed as mean spirited, dishonest and corrupt. The primary antagonists are shown to be either murderers, brutes, and malicious malefactors of one kind or another, or utterly emasculated wimps with nothing better to do than fetch baby formula and cower before the tirades of other overbearing males. I found this book to be shallow, uninteresting and fundamentally bereft of any redeeming value. I would not recommend reading it to anyone, except perhaps those who share Ms. Scottoline's investment in misandry. |
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| "Fast-pace legal thriller" | 2006-10-13 |
| - Reviewed By mpotts@computron.net |
Marta Richter is a criminal lawyer who is about to win an acquittal for her client, Elliot Steere, a powerful real estate mogul. In a moment of hubris, Steer admits to her that he is indeed guilty of killing a man he claimed had hijacked him. Furious at her client, Marta is determined to reveal the truth about him and have him convicted. What follows is a fast-paced plot, full of twists and turns. The action switches from Marta to her associates Mary and Judy, to the presiding judge, to the assistant DA, to the jury foreman. Each one has a vested interest in the case and each one will do whatever it takes to win. Much of what happens falls into the category of "highly unlikely", but nevertheless it's great fun and an interesting read. Author Scottoline is amazingly creative with her plots and characters and always provides an entertaining
book. |
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| "F word abounds" | 2004-09-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A20OD1XWGOFJCX |
| Apparently the author hoped you wouldn't notice the plot problems if she through the F word in every other sentence. Reading this book is like spending the afternoon with outspoken sailors. |
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