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The Reluctant Jurist
- Peter Sharp Legal Mystery, Number 8
- Narrated by: Richard Rieman
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
The case involved in this Peter Sharp adventure is a dramatic escalation of the jury-tampering attempts made by organized crime back in the roaring 20's when one of their leaders' freedom was in jeopardy, in that it goes a step higher and threatens not a juror, but the judge hearing the case.
It doesn't matter to these criminals that the jury will determine guilt or innocence of the accused, because this defendant on trial is also an attorney, and he is aware of the fact, that in this jurisdiction, a judge has the power to set aside a jury's guilty verdict, and find the defendant innocent.
The usual warnings are given as to bringing the authorities into this threat, and the judge takes them seriously enough to follow that demand, leaving very few choices for a safe, favorable solution, that also brings justice to the culprits.
The clock is ticking and time is running out as the conclusion of the trial is rapidly approaching, so attorney Peter Sharp is forced into drastic action to defeat this hostage situation, and its attempt to extort an acquittal of the attorney on trial.
Thanks to assistance from an unbelievable source, Peter may have found the clue to where his plan should be put into effect so that the situation might be resolved satisfactorily, but you'll be sitting on the edge of your seat as this thrilling adventure come to an end, complete with an undercover operation, the FBI, and Peter Sharp, unexpectedly armed and dangerous.
This is surely one the most exciting of all the cases in this series of 20 books that Gene Grossman has written, that chronicle the adventures of attorney Peter Sharp, his 13-year-old computer-genius legal ward Suzi, and Peter's bitter ex-wife Myra - the top District Attorney prosecutor of Los Angeles County.
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- Emily
- 26-11-17
Reluctant?
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
I loved the narrator, he was brilliant. He made this audiobook very easy to listen to. I liked the main character and his pre-teen ward Suzi. I thought that they were well written and characterised.
I think that the plot was a bit lacklustre, which was a letdown because the blurb made it sound really interesting. And it was interesting if you like random facts, which this was full of. I did learn about how staged accidents benefits crooked doctors and lawyers, which wasn’t altogether relevant.
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- Norma Miles
- 01-09-17
The rubber chicken tasted as expected.
Any additional comments?
Peter Sharp is a laid back lawyer who lives, with his pre-teen ward, Suzi, on a houseboat from which they also run his legal practise. Yes, they run it, because Suzi is something of a legal whizz kid. When, during an outbreak of influenza, Peter is asked to serve as a temporary judge, he is flattered but reluctant. Rightly so, as things turn out...
Written as in the first person, Richard Reiman is very good at portraying the comfortable but cynical legal man, out thought by his young ward and his high powered ex-wife, Myra, now the District Attorney. As well as being the voice of Peter, Mr.Reiman's vocal interpretations of the other protagonists is also distinctive. And the whole is an amusing, very human, telling of a slice of Peter's life. Easy to listen to, this is an endearing but also thrilling little tale mixed with assorted snippets of information.
This is the first time I have encountered this series of stories by author, Gene Grossman, and I have to thank the rights holder of The Reluctant Jurist for gifting me a complementary copy of the book, via Audiobook Boom and thus introducing me to them. In a small way, they are reminiscent of the wonderful Lady Justice stories by Robert Thornhill, which I love, and I will certainly be looking out for more of the Peter Sharp legal mysteries.
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