Review: Hankins rocked most of this one
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 1, 2013
So, I really liked this book. Legal thrillers seem to be under-going a renaissance. Bully!The storyline is quite compelling- young prosecutor, haunted by the disappearance of his brother is tantalized by a vagrants use of nick name that only his brother knew. Hot stuff and the tightly knit plot pulls you along at a rapidfire pace.Character development, Dialogue, narrative: all strong here with no bones to pick.Spoiler alert- topic of the next paragraph reveals a pivotal part of the storyline!The only thing that keeps this from being a 5-star review is the plot twist involving the lead characters boss and his relationship with his children. The way Hankins resolves this stretch of storyline is to have this character to offer up his daughter as a sacrifice (this after callously having a birth defective child killed earlier to ease financial burdens on a young fmaily.Give me a break. This is so bizarre and unrealistic that I can't believe it got past an editor. Reptiles have more compassion for their kids than this guy.Other than that, and all things considered, this is a cracking-good story and well worth its current price, or even a little more. hIghly recommended.