Obstruction of Justice
The writing sisters Pam and Mary O'Shaughnessy (Invasion of Privacy, LJ 8/96) have partnered again for a third entry in their Nina Reilly series of legal thrillers. This time Nina's a witness to the death by lightning of a construction mogul in the Tahoe Mountains. When his father returns from a business trip, he wants Nina to have the body exhumed and autopsied for signs of murder, setting off a family furor. Suddenly, the grave is empty, the bodies of both father and son turn up in a smoldering mountain cabin, and the grandson is charged with murder. Nina is then asked to clear the grandson amid an increasingly complex series of interrelationships involving the D.A., his dead wife, a not-so-grieving widow, and, of course, the gardener. Though the evolving coincidences seem a bit contrived, this is nonetheless a compelling story with some great courtroom drama and a likable heroine. Readers will definitely look forward to more titles in the series. Recommended.?Susan Gene Clifford, Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, Cal.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.