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The Perfect Witness| Media: | Paperback | | Author: | Barry Siegel | | Publisher: | Ballantine Books | | Release date: | 01 May, 1999 | | List price: | $6.99 |
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The Worst Book I ever Read! |
| This was absolutely the worst book i ever read. The characters were not developed at all, and the plot was not only predictable but stupid, and seemed to be thought up by a first grade student. If you are physically capable of reading any other book, read it instead of this piece of trash. |
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A good read |
| Good formula, I expecially liked the realistic feel of the story. I like David Baldacci Ford, too, but he's too childish sometimes. This is a good, not "perfect", but really enjoyable book. |
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Another lawyer finds redemption in another convoluted case |
| "The Perfect Witness" tells another version of the familiar story of the down on his luck lawyer who finds redemption in taking a case against all odds to save a friend. In this case the lawyer in question is Greg Monarch, who has been reduced to doing contracts and wills when his former partner Ira Sullivan is arrested for the brutal murder of old Bob Wilson, the Postmaster. Sullivan insists on Monarch taking the case, which involves a lot more than the murder of one old man. Eventually everything from drugs to the Devil's Peak power plant are involved, but the heart of the case against Sullivan is Sandy Polson, "The Perfect Witness." At least that is what D.A. Dennis Taylor believes in his traditional quest for political power built on the reputation of nailing the killer in a sensational case. Polson fingers Sullivan for the crime and although he is certain she is lying, there is nothing Monarch can do to stop her from convicting his friend and sending him to the gas chamber. Barry Siegel is an above average writer: his characters have some depth despite being recognizable types from such stories and his courtroom confrontations are the most enjoyable parts of "The Perfect Witness." My problem is one I have had with such crime fiction since "Basic Instinct," to wit, we need to have a willing suspension of disbelief regarding the use of scientific testimony to have a decent mystery story now a days. Sandy Polson might be a great witness, but without evidence supporting her story any decent lawyer would be able to drive a truck through her story, even if he is out of practice and tends to drink too much for his own good. The mind boggles over what a good forensic pathologist like Kay Scarpetta would do with this case. Still, "The Perfect Witness" is a good read, certainly above average in that regard and the courtroom duels between Monarch and Polson are pretty good. |
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