Author: James Patterson and Mike Lupica
Published: September 18, 2023 by Little, Brown and Company
Format: Kindle, 400 Pages
Genre: Legal Thriller
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: Jane Smith #1
First Sentence: “For the last time,” my client says to me. “I. Did. Not. Kill. Those. People.”
Blurb: Criminal attorney Jane F. Smith, tough as nails, has received a terminal diagnosis and doesn't have much time. Is her own client trying to kill her first?
Her name is Jane Smith. To friends and foes, she's Jane Effing Smith.
Why? Because she's the best criminal defense attorney in the Hamptons—the elite world of New York's rich and infamous. Because she's as good an investigator as she is a lawyer. Because she's tough. She's strong. A competitive athlete who never settles for second place.
As Jane is preparing to defend a high-profile client accused of a triple homicide, she's also hired to revive a cold case—a cluster of unsolved murders.
Then another bombshell lands: a devastating medical diagnosis. Terminal. She’s given twelve months to live.
But first, she has a trial to win. Unless one of her many enemies kills her first. (Goodreads)
My Opinion: This was a twisty ride. I started with the audio and then switched to the book so I could keep track of all the characters.
Criminal defense attorney Jane Smith is in for the ride of her life and possibly the last trial of her career. She had a successful career with a track record of never losing a case. However, everything might change when she meets Rob Jacobson and the roadblocks his case presents. In her heart, she knows he is guilty, but her job is to give the defendant the best defense she can. This man might cost her everything she has fought for, but that is the job, and with her own life sentence hanging in the balance, what does she have to lose?
The ending is the perfect setup for book number two, ’8 Months More’. Now, we will have to wait until next summer to see where Jane, Jimmy, Rip, and Dr. Ben will go from here.
Blurb: Criminal attorney Jane F. Smith, tough as nails, has received a terminal diagnosis and doesn't have much time. Is her own client trying to kill her first?
Her name is Jane Smith. To friends and foes, she's Jane Effing Smith.
Why? Because she's the best criminal defense attorney in the Hamptons—the elite world of New York's rich and infamous. Because she's as good an investigator as she is a lawyer. Because she's tough. She's strong. A competitive athlete who never settles for second place.
As Jane is preparing to defend a high-profile client accused of a triple homicide, she's also hired to revive a cold case—a cluster of unsolved murders.
Then another bombshell lands: a devastating medical diagnosis. Terminal. She’s given twelve months to live.
But first, she has a trial to win. Unless one of her many enemies kills her first. (Goodreads)
My Opinion: This was a twisty ride. I started with the audio and then switched to the book so I could keep track of all the characters.
Criminal defense attorney Jane Smith is in for the ride of her life and possibly the last trial of her career. She had a successful career with a track record of never losing a case. However, everything might change when she meets Rob Jacobson and the roadblocks his case presents. In her heart, she knows he is guilty, but her job is to give the defendant the best defense she can. This man might cost her everything she has fought for, but that is the job, and with her own life sentence hanging in the balance, what does she have to lose?
The ending is the perfect setup for book number two, ’8 Months More’. Now, we will have to wait until next summer to see where Jane, Jimmy, Rip, and Dr. Ben will go from here.
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