Review: Compelling
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 24, 2011
I didn't know anything about this book at all when I selected it to read. All I knew is I wanted an e-book for reading at night when I couldn't sleep, and that I wanted it by a woman author. I knew Snubnose had released this, so I downloaded it.It's a little outside my comfort zone, which is good. I'm generally not a fan of courtroom/procedural stuff. Sandra Ruttan is an excellent writer, and most of our main characters here are well drawn. It moves fast, but got a little confusing to me toward the end as it moves through different means of narrative -- flashbacks, dream sequences, journal entries, several different characters, etc. For some reason I had a hell of a time keeping the names of the lawyers straight as to who was representing whom. I chalk my confusions up to when I was reading it; this felt like a book that needed chunks of time devoted to it, and it wasn't until the last third or so that I was able to do so. Either that or I'm just dumb.A fine release from Snubnose, who are putting out some excellent reads. Mystery fans should definitely check this out.