Dissection Of A Murder

When Leila Reynolds is handed her first murder case, she’s shocked by the victim: a well-known, well-respected judge, whose death sent shockwaves through the legal community. She’s also incredulous—she’s nowhere near experienced enough to handle such a high-profile assignment—but the defendant is insistent: he wants her, and only her, to represent him.

Except he’s refusing to talk. And if that wasn’t complicated enough, Leila soon learns her opponent is the most ruthless prosecutor she’s ever known: her husband.

It’s an impossible situation, yet Leila is determined to sway the jury to her side—until she’s blindsided once again by a shadowy figure from her past. Suddenly, Leila finds herself fighting not only for her client and marriage, but also to keep her own secrets buried. And if she has to rewrite the rules to win, so be it.

Like Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, this is a book that grabbed me right away and was looking like it would be a solid four stars, but that lost me a bit in the end.

In this case, I thought the ending had way too many twists. The rest of the story was solid, but led to twist after twist after twist and really strained credulity, after feeling quite grounded as a legal thriller up until that point.

I was reminded as I read this that I love a fun legal thriller, and for the most part, that’s what this was, and I do think it’s worth a read. I’m on the lookout now for more legal dramas to add to my TBR!