Snap Judgment by Marcia Clark
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A case of inconsistencies and coincidences…a good lawyer knows that there is no such thing as coincidences.
This is my third run with Samantha Brinkman and her tribe of characters. Samantha a defense lawyer; with her private investigator, Alex and her office manager and long time friend Michy. The relationship between them is the driving force to the plot and the character development. You read as you are part of the 3 amigo’s. You become the silent amigo.
The introduction of the plot lays it heavy as a young woman is desperate to leave her possessive boyfriend. Alicia a college student that as achieved much back home and with high expectations for the future. Her future comes to abrupt end as she is found murdered in her bath tub and her boyfriend Roan is the prime suspect. Several days later Roan is found dead in a apparent suicide. Brinkman becomes involved when Alicia’s father Graham was seen at Roan’s apartment the day of the suicide. Graham and Samantha are in the same circles and Samantha naturally comes to Graham’s defense to lay the ground work of a possible arrest.
What makes this read so enjoyable to me is the plot is driven by the evidence. Each twist and turn. Layer after layer, you connect to Brinkman’s team and to Brinkman herself as she takes each case personally. She has wit and grit. There are two cases going on in this one as well. A continuation from the two previous books that still has not been resolved but continues to be a thorn in her side and a fear that she must always be looking over her shoulder. She shares this with her father. A detective that she in the first book learned his identity. Brinkman is a complex character. She is black and white but operates in the gray.
A Special Thank You to Thomas Mercer and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.
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