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Liked It “Wilhelm has a polished way of expressing "tension". There are more unresolved threads in this story than usual for Wilhelm- who specializes in keeping you turning the pages..... The protagonist is an attorney, Barbara Holloway. When her mother passed away years ago, Barbara left for Phoenix AZ....” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“The main character has given up her career as a lawyer for ethical reasons. When her father asks her to help him defend a woman that is accused of murdering her husband, she wrestles with her decision, but agrees to help. I was hooked through most of the book from this point and loved the suspense throughout, but the end was disappointing. ”
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“Listening to on my iPod. Barbara is called home by her father to defend
ML wrote this review Wednesday, March 13, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Nell from a charges of murdering her husband
Oregon small community. Math research and psychology
And insanity ”“Wilhelm has a polished way of expressing "tension". There are more unresolved threads in this story than usual for Wilhelm- who specializes in keeping you turning the pages..... The protagonist is an attorney, Barbara Holloway. When her mother passed away years ago, Barbara left for Phoenix AZ. After Barb returns to see her dad, a retired lawyer, you begin to sense the way she starts to enjoy his company. There was definitely a missing element in her life. He asks her to help defend a local woman who is suspected of murder... after meeting Nell, the defendant, she agrees & then the tension starts to build...”
Dinah F wrote this review Wednesday, December 26, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book started out so interesting it really kept me spellbound for quite some time. But it took a really really long time to reveal its central mystery and then when it did, it fell really flat. The ending was terrible, unnecessarily tragic and really disappointing and unresolved. ”
Heather F wrote this review Thursday, July 19, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“first book in a good series - women lawyer”
Debra M wrote this review Sunday, April 10, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This novel is about characters that I have followed. However, it was very difficult to comprehend some of the main parts of the book. Fractuals and chaos theory and other esoteric mathematical concepts are not generally items I enjoy or understand. The ending leaves too many questions.”
Peggy S wrote this review Monday, August 16, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Pretty good read. I'm now reading the next Barbara Holloway book in the series.”
Mindy H wrote this review Saturday, January 23, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Seemed like she started writing an interesting sci-fi piece and decided after a couple of chapters to turn it into a mystery. Too much going on. Too many red herrings with big red arrows pointed at them. Enjoyable characters, though. Especially Bobby and her father. Will try others from the series.”
Lisa B wrote this review Monday, September 28, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A very slow start, the book picked up after the first couple of chapters.”
David P wrote this review Wednesday, September 16, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Audio CD. I'm on disc 7 out of 9. So far, it's a great mystery.
Raspberry M wrote this review Monday, June 22, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I finally finished it. What a good story. I can see Kate Wilhelm's love of science fiction in this story.
Unanswered questions: Where is Mike? What will happen to the kids?”
