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The Colour of Law

By: Mark Gimenez
Narrated by: Pete Bradbury
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Scott Fenney is a hotshot corporate lawyer at a big Dallas firm. At 33, in the prime of his life, he rakes in $750,000 a year, drives a Ferrari, and comes home every night to a mansion in Dallas' most exclusive neighbourhood.

He also comes home to one of Dallas' most beautiful women, with whom he has a much-loved daughter, Boo. For Fenney, life could not be better. But when a senator's son is killed in a hit-and-run, Fenney is asked by a state judge to put his air-conditioned lifestyle on hold to defend the accused: a black, heroin-addicted prostitute, a client very different from the people Fenney usually represents. And, more importantly, she is not going be paying $350 an hour for the privilege of his services.

Under fire from all sides, Fenney drafts in a public defender. Yet as Scott prepares to hand the case over to Bobby, he feels increasingly guilty about the path he is taking, because Scott still believes in the principle of justice. The question is: does he believe in it strongly enough to jeopardise everything he holds dear? And to what lengths is the dead man's power-hungry father prepared to go to test Fenney's resolve?

©2006 Mark Gimenez; (P)2006 W F Howes Ltd Action & Adventure Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense Law Thriller Crime Fiction Exciting Suspense
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"A good story, which Gimenez tells with passion and conviction." (The Sunday Telegraph)
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good to have a book that has reference s. to my favourite film and book To kill mockingbird . well read and a good storyline that never gets boring with a good ending

well worth the read

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A really good story, well narrated and very engaging. Characters are well developed throughout as the story moves along. Somehow the content surrounding the law and lawyer’s is unsurprising but very engaging.

Very enjoyable.

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Although on the face of it this sounds like a John Grisham , once you start to listen the story begins to unravel. Characters are too thin, motivations are illogical, and it left me wanting more. The worst bit is that the woman’s lawyer is blind to any strategy other than self defence ( in the face of a rapist ) even though she assured him she wasn’t there and was totally innocent , she just happened to have shot him with her own gun and left it at the scene of the crime ( as any and as nails prostitute from the projects would ) . He then destroys his own life trying to discredit the victim , to mitigate her killing him rather than present her actual case. As I said the logic is dodgy,

Simple story that leaves logic behind

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Also love this narrator.
So good. The story was moving at speed and I didn’t expect the ending. Very exciting and entertaining.

Definitely my favourite lawyer

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I began to realise I had already listened to this novel, years ago. But I couldn't remember it very well, I just know I like this author.
Unfortunately, all the books of Mark Gimenez on Audible are ones I listened to when I used to seek them out at my local audio library, so it would be good if Audible got some more of this author.
If they turn up on 'plus', as this one did, I'll probably go through them all again. Always great characters, storylines with the faith element, that I love to see entwined here and there, and my only satisfaction is when evil gets overcome - cliche or not, it's the way I have to go!

Love this Author

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