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One Man's Paradise (2010)

by Douglas Corleone(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0312611587 (ISBN13: 9780312611583)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Minotaur Books

series

Kevin Corvelli

review 1: Criminal defence lawyer seeking a quiet life of obscurity in Hawaii. A run of the mill legal thriller/whodunnit. A little predictable. Airport reading and disappointing in terms of literature of place. Yes the setting is Oʻahu, but predictable stereotype local characters and generic descriptions of standard tourists hotspots and activities. Conventional. I will not be putting this on any Hawaiian reading lists as it just does not stand out enough in any of my criterion. Undemanding genre readers and tourists might enjoy the title though.
review 2: If you like the show "Burn Notice" the tone of that show is similar to what you will find in this novel. This is a solid, well-written legal thriller with unquestionably funny moments and interesting ethical undercu... morerrents. A young attorney has experienced a major setback in his otherwise successful career in New York prompting him to start over again in Hawaii, as far as he can get from his problems. Down and discouraged upon arrival, he quickly finds himself immersed in a crime and the subsequent trial while his presence in Hawaii and its laid-back lifestyle open up new ways of personal thinking. This is a winner of the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award by a former defense attorney. -GD less

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