Simple Intent edition by Linda Sands Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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When two opportunistic interns uncover details about a 1970s cold case, their simple intent to free an innocent man is thwarted by crooked cops, a slick prosecutor turned defense attorney and a bunch of Philadelphia bad guys.
Simple Intent edition by Linda Sands Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
"When two legal interns uncover the case of a drug dealer wrongly convicted of murder, their simple intent is to free an innocent man and bring the guilty to justice, however their effort is complicated by a crooked cop, a mobster, his ambitious attorney and a secret alliance."*A procrastinated love affair tortuously building to explode like Philly fireworks on the 4th of July, romantic madness set down among living icons of lust, intrigue, conspiracy, betrayal, unlimited wealth, and murder most low.
--Reilly, the fast-talking red headed playboy whose passions and addictions have him poised on the brink of self-destruction like a cliff-diver, but who can charm anyone, from meter maid to mafioso.
--Beaumont, the beautiful, brilliant aristocrat with an exotic, mysterious past, whose sight and scent kick the legs out from under any male, and from envious women---on a quest to free an innocent man and save his life.
--Berger, the corrupt cop, a self-immolated, walking portrait of Dorian Gray, whose greed and mental disease knows no bounds. When he is crossed, he double and triple crosses back.
--Gallo, the ice-cold, bloodless don of Philly Mob, a satyr and sadist of limitless violence and cruelty. You are either with him, or in his way and marked for death.
--Fast Eddie, walking charicature of a man and slick Philly lawyer, drawn in blood so skillfully by his own perverted hand and ego that he fools people into thinking he's human.
--The Alliance: a secret chrysalis of criss-crossed and conflicting lines, drawn on white-board in so many colors that analysis is defied. So powerful that their will, will be done.
*The author Linda Sands is a first class wordsmith whose use of language crackles, bristles, and sparks with originality, power, and brilliance. Sands is a monstrous talent that can draw a reader into the story itself, and the voices of each individual character, and their destinies. Buy it.
I recommend it.
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Simple Intent edition by Linda Sands Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
This is a three-plus star book that gets a full four because the four-star aspects outweigh the drawbacks on any scale. It flows well, the characters are believable, the action is crisply rendered, and better yet, doesn't occur when you necessarily expect.
Overall, Simple Intent compares to John Grisham's early hit The Pelican Brief, and with its mix of city hall corruption, law office intrigue, grit in the hood, and with Philly substituted for Baltimore, would also stack up with a good season of The Wire. In other words, there's a lot to like here, so if you want a well-written genre novel to ease you through a long flight and possible airport delays, read this one.
But if I like it so much, why not five stars? The main reason, I suppose, is that I'm a hard grader. For five, we're talking something extraor-dinary, which in a genre book means transcending genre, as Robert Wilson does in the Blind Man of Seville or Alan Furst in Dark Star, or Cormac McCarthy in No Country for Old Men. Operating at that level takes strong originality of language and plot, vivid settings, and characters not just believable, but with real depth. As you can tell, though, I do like genre fiction, and apples to apples, Linda Sands holds her own with many names currently far better known. Let's hope we can also mark Simple Intent as a big jump for Linda up that ladder.
The drawbacks begin with vaguely attributed dialogue when there are more voices on the page than the reader can keep straight without help from the author, and with an overly sentimental coincidence involving family connections between two of the protagonists. More serious, however, is the occasionally disjointed scene structure.
Telecom engineers use the term packet switching to describe breaking up information into discrete units for internet transmission, requiring re-assembly of the information at the other end. Computers do this brilliantly. Humans, not so well, unless the packets are highly coherent, and how they relate to each other is clear.
In Simple Intent, especially as things get rolling, some chapters are made up of so many rapid-fire vignettes involving so many separate subplots and characters that even if you can track them, your emotional connection is dimmed. As a device, this certainly builds suspense and sustains action, both of which are important in genre fiction, but keeping readers connected emotionally counts for more in my view. Still, you won't put it down without going back to reach the last page.
Over thirty years ago Ray Bentley was tried and convicted of murder. He lost everything...his beautiful wife, their unborn child and his freedom. Sentenced to life in prison, Ray lived with the knowledge that he was innocent and had no way to prove it.
Now, in 2010, two young legal interns - Reilly and Sailor stumble upon some information that could clear Ray and give him his freedom. However, they quickly discover this is not an easy task. In fact, it's dangerous and their own lives become threatened if they don't give up their quest for the truth. What started out as a simple intent to help an innocent man, turns out to be a race to save their own lives.
This book has everything from crooked cops to mobsters to lawyers with their own agendas. This is a fast-paced thriller that keeps readers on their toes and hooked until the last page. There is plenty of action as well as a little romance tossed into one powerful and explosive story.
Linda Sands' writing style is addictive. I wanted to keep reading and never put the book down. I hated to see this story come to an end. I'll anxiously be awaiting Ms. Sands' next book.
"When two legal interns uncover the case of a drug dealer wrongly convicted of murder, their simple intent is to free an innocent man and bring the guilty to justice, however their effort is complicated by a crooked cop, a mobster, his ambitious attorney and a secret alliance."
*A procrastinated love affair tortuously building to explode like Philly fireworks on the 4th of July, romantic madness set down among living icons of lust, intrigue, conspiracy, betrayal, unlimited wealth, and murder most low.
--Reilly, the fast-talking red headed playboy whose passions and addictions have him poised on the brink of self-destruction like a cliff-diver, but who can charm anyone, from meter maid to mafioso.
--Beaumont, the beautiful, brilliant aristocrat with an exotic, mysterious past, whose sight and scent kick the legs out from under any male, and from envious women---on a quest to free an innocent man and save his life.
--Berger, the corrupt cop, a self-immolated, walking portrait of Dorian Gray, whose greed and mental disease knows no bounds. When he is crossed, he double and triple crosses back.
--Gallo, the ice-cold, bloodless don of Philly Mob, a satyr and sadist of limitless violence and cruelty. You are either with him, or in his way and marked for death.
--Fast Eddie, walking charicature of a man and slick Philly lawyer, drawn in blood so skillfully by his own perverted hand and ego that he fools people into thinking he's human.
--The Alliance a secret chrysalis of criss-crossed and conflicting lines, drawn on white-board in so many colors that analysis is defied. So powerful that their will, will be done.
*The author Linda Sands is a first class wordsmith whose use of language crackles, bristles, and sparks with originality, power, and brilliance. Sands is a monstrous talent that can draw a reader into the story itself, and the voices of each individual character, and their destinies. Buy it.
I recommend it.
.
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