Review: Liked style but undermined his own main character
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 9, 2013
I like the author's writing style and his sense of humor.  From other reviews I am led to believe the plot is good and entertaining.However, I stopped reading this book 10% in (Kindle location), as the author has his main character, Charlie Beckham, Assistant US Attorney, lie three times, completely unnecessarily, both to his boss, (the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney, main supporter, and Father of his future bride) and his best friend, Angel Medina, within the first 10% of the book.Further these totally unnecessary lies were at the expense of the most important trial case of his life, and perhaps the state.  It made no sense whatsoever and was so far from reality that it simply turned me off entirely.  Under the circumstances he not only could have been honest, but anyone would have understood easily, may have helped, and unquestionably sympathized.The author, for whatever reason, established very early the lack of credibility of his main character, an assistant US Attorney with a supposedly great trial history.From the writing style and humor I believe the author has real talent, but here he repeatedly undermined his main character.