"In the Style of Patterson...Sheehan Provides Lots of Twists and Turns"
Reviewed by Sharon Salituro
Posted February 2, 2013
Suspense | Thriller
First let me say if you like reading James Patterson, you
are going to love THE LAWYER'S LAWYER. The story takes place in Florida and spans over 13 years.
The main character is Jack Tobin who is now a retired lawyer
and works pro bono for an organization that helps innocent
victims that are on death row. His first client is Henry,
who is convicted of a murder that he did not commit. Jack
gets him off and now they are the best of friends. Henry
helps Jack out as an investigator. Now all Jack wants to
do is go out on his boat with Henry and fish. Until he
gets a phone call from Ben, who works for Exoneration. This
is the company that helps inmates who are innocent get out
of prison. Ben wants Jack to take the case of Thomas Felton
who is convicted of a double murder.
In October of 1993 there is a double murder of a young
couple. There have also been several other murders. Are
we looking at a serial killer? Danni Jansen and Sam
Jeffies are on the case. Danni has interviewed Thomas
Felton and feels in her gut that he is the serial murder
that they have been looking for. But she has nothing to
prove it. After they have interviewed Thomas, more murders
happen. Danni's daughter Hannah is threaded by the murder.
Sam's wife Alice is also murdered. Shortly after the
bodies of the young couple are discovered, they find a knife
outside of his apartment building and he is arrested and
convicted of the murder.
Along with the murders, there is also a rape that happens.
Jack is asked by them to defend Julies. Jack has helped out
his mother in the past. Jack and Henry are on the case.
Danni is also the officer on this case. Jack and Henry do
some investigation and find that Julies has been set up by a
crooked sports attorney. Julies is set free. This is when
Jack and Danni realize that they want to have a
relationship. After a fast and furious affair, Danni calls
it off, leaving Jack to wonder why. In 2003, when Jack is asked to take the case of
Thomas Felton, he doesn't want to take the case. He
finally decides to take it as he has found that the evidence
against Thomas just doesn't add up. He does get him off,
put this puts even more of a strain on the relationship that
he had with Danni. As soon as Thomas is released the
murders start again with Sam Jeffries' daughter getting
murdered. Jack feels very guilty since he is the one that
got him off. This leads to some bizarre events that will
get Jack arrested for the murder of Thomas. James Sheehan has a lot of twists and turns in THE LAWYER'S
LAWYER.
It keeps you guessing from start to finish.
SUMMARY
Jack Tobin, the main character of THE MAYOR OF LEXINGTON
AVENUE returns in this non-stop novel that combines
enthralling plot twists with some of the best coutroom
fiction being written today. Tobin, known as the lawyer's lawyer--the guy the best
lawyer's say they'd want to represent them in a courtroom
battle--undertakes the representation of a serial killer who
he believes to be innocent. The Chief of Police is outraged,
the citizens of Oakville where the murders occurred, erupt,
and the State Attorney is out for blood as Jack challenges
the criminal justice system once again. Sheehan masterfully weaves stories of love and friendship
into one man's uncompromising search for truth within the
four corners of a courtroom where it is often spoken about
but seldom seen. Jack is in a fight for his life and the
outcome is in doubt right up to the turn of the final page. A trial lawyer himself, James Sheehan is also a top-notch
thriller writer. Once again he succeeds in translating the
depth of his courtroom knowledge into an entertaining and
truly fascinating read.
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