Another good tale from Bissell
Rating:
4 / 5
I'd recommend this series. They are best read in order - I read the third one first.It takes some of the punch out if you know what happens in the third book. A great read though!
I am Confused!!
Rating:
3 / 5
I am soooo disappointed!!! After "In The Forest of Harm", I was so pumped to read "A Darker Justice", I even went out and bought it brand new. Got to Chapter 13 and couldn't imagine how it could ever get better from that point. It certainly wasn't the same Mary Crow I grew to admire in the forest. Too much legal and political jargon. Maybe next time Sallie!!!!
A Stunning Sequel
Rating:
4 / 5
This is the second Mary Crow book and once again the tough no-nonsense attorney returns to the mountains of North Carolina, where she grew up and straight into a heap of trouble. Like the first book, it casts Mary as an intrepid heroine who is prepared to take on all comers regardless of how prudent her approach might be.Someone is killing the federal judges of the United States, 11 of them so far. Although the deaths have been set up to look like accidents - apart from the last one, that is, it has become obvious that they're anything but. After the first 11 deaths, the FBI have strong suspicions about who will be the next target and want to provide close protection, but the judge won't hear of it. It just so happens that the judge in question, Judge Irene Hannah, virtually adopted Mary after her mother was killed and has become like a second mother to her. So the FBI ask Mary to step in to try to convince Irene to accept the protection offered. Of course, once Mary Crow becomes involved, she goes the whole hog and winds up providing more assistance than she bargains for. Before the dramatic conclusion to this story, Mary has reacquainted herself with the serene Upsy-Daisy Ranch, had an uncomfortable reunion with old boyfriend Jonathan Walkingstick - and his new lover Ruth Moon, enjoyed an abrasive relationship with FBI agent Dan Safer, and underestimated the people who turn out to be dangerously ruthless enemies. It's well presented, riveting reading that manages to entertain from the opening chapter. For those who have read the first book, this becomes a very informative sequel, answering some very important questions regarding Mary's past that were first raised in In The Forest Of Harm. Don't worry if you haven't read In The Forest Of Harm yet, because A Darker Justice sits just as comfortably as a stand-alone thriller as it does part of an on-going series.
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