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The Wasteful Murder

The Eric Ward Mysteries, Book 11

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HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO PROTECT WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN?

Eric Ward agrees to represent the interests of a local environmental campaign. Then an explosion at the industrial-waste plant leaves his client dead.

Joe Paulson wasn’t exactly a criminal. But his after-hours activities—gathering the secrets of everyone from politicians to high-flying businessmen—created a long list of enemies. But who feared the nightwalker enough to kill him? And could Ward be next?

When an old favor is called in, Ward may have no choice but to put his own life in danger …

©2001, 2020 Roy Lewis (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing
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A quick review: a very good legal thriller, excellently written, plotted and paced. Most enjoyable and highly recommended.

Some additional grumbling about things not terribly important for the plot:
I'm just surprised by the change of direction in Eric and Anne's relationship - it feels as if in the first nine books, Lewis wrote them as an almost perfect couple, but when writing book ten, he suddenly decided to make them dysfunctional and petty. There was no gradual evolution of the relationship into this mess, just an out-of-nowhere 180. The book is still, obviously, great and very enjoyable. Such a big switch in the direction and behaviour of both characters just feels off.

A great legal thriller.

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