|
|
Nancy Taylor Rosenberg ListingsIf you cannot find what you want on this page, then please use our search feature to search all our listings. Click on Title to view full description
|
|
|
|
1 |
Nancy Taylor Rosenberg Sullivan's Law (Carolyn Sullivan)
Pinnacle 078601623X / 9780786016235 PAPERBACK Good
078601623X From Publishers Weekly nSingle mom, part-time law student and overworked Ventura County probation officer Carolyn Sullivan is Rosenberg's (Mitigating Circumstances; Interest of Justice; etc.) latest heroine to find herself staring danger in the face. Sullivan's troubles begin when one of her probationers, Fast Eddie-whom she hasn't seen in months-rapes an eight-year-old girl. New parolee Daniel Metroix presents a different challenge: the brilliant schizophrenic might be innocent of the crime that put him in prison, the murder of the then police chief's son. Despite warnings from her ex-boyfriend boss, Sullivan investigates that 23-year-old crime as well as the former police chief, his family and his henchmen. After Metroix's hotel room explodes during Sullivan's visit, destroying his notes for what may be a brilliant invention, Metroix's enemies threaten Sullivan, too. Her career's in jeopardy, her life and children are in danger, and Sullivan has no one to turn to except the sympathetic judge who teaches her law class and the handsome professor who just moved to her neighborhood. Rosenberg uses her firsthand knowledge of law enforcement to create convincing sketches of criminal predators, mental patients and hardworking civil servants in this fast-paced romantic thriller. Often sacrificing authenticity for drama and subtlety for sentiment, Rosenberg crams her stories with coincidences (e.g., the professor teaches physics, which is also the hobby of Sullivan's 15-year-old son and Metroix). But readers will overlook these flaws, especially since Sullivan is so human and determined that it's almost impossible not to race to the end to see what happens to her next. nCopyright ? Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. n nFrom Booklist nLots of defense lawyers write legal fiction, hoping that their experience will bring the courtroom scenes to life and give authenticity to the depiction of attorney-client relationships. Rosenberg handles the legal arena just fine, but her experience as a cop and a probation officer give her work an additional layer of investigatory authenticity--especially this time, when her protagonist, Carolyn Sullivan, is a probation officer attending night school to become an attorney. Juggling her coursework and her job is hard enough, let alone having to worry about how she'll handle single parenthood with her preteen daughter and college-bound son. Carolyn's pressures only mount when one of her probationary charges, convicted killer and paranoid schizophrenic Daniel Metroix, is arrested for rape. Could better supervision have prevented this heinous crime? As Carolyn doubts her own abilities, she senses something real in Metroix's cries of innocence, relating not only to the rape but also to the murder that put him away more than 20 years ago. But no one wants to hear the law student's theories, so Carolyn has to take matters into her own hands in order to protect herself and, more importantly, her children. Rosenberg puts it all together here with another thoroughly believable heroine dealing with corruption, greed, deceit, and danger. Mary Frances Wilkens nCopyright ? American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Price:
4.84 EUR
|
|
Add to Shopping Cart |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
Nancy Taylor Rosenberg Trial by Fire
Signet 0451180054 / 9780451180056 PAPERBACK Very Good
0451180054 From Library Journal nRosenberg (California Angel, LJ 12/94) has done it again. Her new work is a riveting novel with a strong feminine center. Stella Cataloni is the Dallas district attorney's top hand. Shortly after winning a highly controversial case, she is accused of murder. And so a nightmare of buried memories, false friends, unknown enemies, love betrayed, and a family in conflict begins. The only flaw in this otherwise excellent legal thriller is the characterization of Stella. Rosenberg paints her as a shrill and strident woman; a stereotypical fiery Italian beauty. Stella flies into rages and assaults any and all who do her dirty. One can only hope that our purveyors of justice are a tad calmer, cooler, and more disciplined, even when under great stress. Small cavils aside, buy plenty of copies. -?Dawn L. Anderson, North Richland Hills P.L., Tex. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.--
Price:
2.42 EUR
|
|
Add to Shopping Cart |
|
|
|
