Review: Too Short
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 17, 2012
It seems that cases like Tommy's occur far too often. A man is on trial for murder, and the evidence against him is shaky at best. Mr. Shamas does an excellent portrayal of the characters: Tommy is the jilted husband who blindly hopes that his unfaithful wife will return; Mr. Madow is a shrewd and clever defense attorney who relies on his wits more than the evidence; and Mick Loffman is an overly confident prosecutor. I found the story enjoyable and read it in one day. However, the author introduces doubt about Tommy's innocence with the anonymous calls his lawyer gets which indicate that there's more to Tommy's story. The author never expounds on this, though, and I wondered if the ending was intentional or if he forgot to tell part of the story.