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Scott Fenney #2
Accused
'Scott, it's Rebecca. I need you.'After years of silence, Texan lawyer Scott Fenney receives a devastating phonecall from his ex-wife. She has been accused of murdering her boyfriend, Trey - the man she left Scott for - and is being held in a police cell. Now she is begging Scott to defend her.Scott is used to high-stakes cases, but this one is bigger than anything he has handled before. If Rebecca is found guilty, under Texan law she will be sentenced to death. He will have her blood on his hands. As he prepares to take the stand in the most dramatic courtroom appearance of his life, Scott is forced to question everything he believes to get to the truth - to save the life of the ex-wife he still loves....
449 pages, ebook
First published March 1, 2010
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Mark Gimenez
19 books497 followersMark Gimenez grew up in Galveston County, Texas, and attended Texas State University and Notre Dame Law School. He practiced law and was a partner in a large Dallas firm. He is the author of ten novels—The Color of Law, The Abduction, The Perk, The Common Lawyer, Accused, The Governor's Wife, Con Law, The Case Against William, The Absence of Guilt, and End of Days (Con Law II)—as well as a children's novel, Parts & Labor: The Adventures of Max Dugan. His books have received critical acclaim around the world. They have been bestsellers in the UK, Ireland, Australia, India, and South Africa and have been translated into fifteen foreign languages. The Perk won a spot in Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels, edited by John Connolly and Declan Burke.
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May 9, 2013
Direktan nastavak romana "Boja zakona"... Nije prevedena na srpski, a ni na hrvatski...
February 7, 2017
Excellent story.
Read this book more than two years ago, enjoyed more second time around. Author is born and raised in Texas, loved the very first book I read "The Governor's Wife."
This book is about a murder of pro golfer, he's young, handsome, rich, narcissists, sex-addicted, gambling, cocaine user. Scott Fenney's ex-wife left him for this guy. Now he has to defend her, because he still loves her, and she's his daughter's mother. Like Scott at prosecutor is honest person. You'll learn a lot about Texas and Galveston history.
"Judge Buford taught me the most important lesson a lawyer can learn, the lesson a lawyer must learn to be a good lawyer: justice is not something you read about in law books. It's something you live. It is a lawyer's role in life. It was Sam Buford's life. He served justice one person at a time, every day of his life."
Mr Gimenez writes excellent, must read books.
Read this book more than two years ago, enjoyed more second time around. Author is born and raised in Texas, loved the very first book I read "The Governor's Wife."
This book is about a murder of pro golfer, he's young, handsome, rich, narcissists, sex-addicted, gambling, cocaine user. Scott Fenney's ex-wife left him for this guy. Now he has to defend her, because he still loves her, and she's his daughter's mother. Like Scott at prosecutor is honest person. You'll learn a lot about Texas and Galveston history.
"Judge Buford taught me the most important lesson a lawyer can learn, the lesson a lawyer must learn to be a good lawyer: justice is not something you read about in law books. It's something you live. It is a lawyer's role in life. It was Sam Buford's life. He served justice one person at a time, every day of his life."
Mr Gimenez writes excellent, must read books.
July 30, 2021
" El nuevo Grisham" The Times.
En portada, justo debajo de ese gran título rojo.... con estas credenciales, habia que leerlo. Leído.
Mark Giménez escribe bien, es ameno y muy didáctico: además del caso en sí, cuenta muchos detalles del sistema judicial americano, de la sociedad, de la política, de los problemas sanitarios, de los raciales... como denuncia social, económica y política está bastante bien, pero en otras lides se hace muy repetirivo. Que nadie se preocupe si olvida lo que costó el yate, la casa, el ferrari, lo que ganan por torneo, por partido o por comisión o las deudas que tiene cada uno. Lo repite hasta la saciedad, no en vano la palabra millón aparece 131 veces y dólares nada más que 162 veces. Al final, de tanto repetirlas, uno se termina aprendiendo las cifras.
También se aprende que en el mundo del golf hay muchos CB al cuadrado y muchas más dos piezas... qué pena. Pero la pena más grande es que ponga en boca de Rebecca ese diálogo con Scott en la playa donde dice que de niñas, las mujeres aprendemos a engañar a los hombres, que vivimos en un mundo de hombres, que lo que necesitamos proviene de un hombre: nuestras casas, nuestros coches, nuestras joyas... y una preciosa conversación donde el autor debe quedarse a gusto señalando a las mujeres florero como si fueran lo hahitual en pleno siglo XXI. Una pena. Espero que en su mundo tampoco sea lo habitual. Por el bien de ellas.
El nuevo Grisham y el gran Grisham sólo se parecen en la inicial del apellido, nada más. Me quedo con el auténtico, me gusta mucho más.
En portada, justo debajo de ese gran título rojo.... con estas credenciales, habia que leerlo. Leído.
Mark Giménez escribe bien, es ameno y muy didáctico: además del caso en sí, cuenta muchos detalles del sistema judicial americano, de la sociedad, de la política, de los problemas sanitarios, de los raciales... como denuncia social, económica y política está bastante bien, pero en otras lides se hace muy repetirivo. Que nadie se preocupe si olvida lo que costó el yate, la casa, el ferrari, lo que ganan por torneo, por partido o por comisión o las deudas que tiene cada uno. Lo repite hasta la saciedad, no en vano la palabra millón aparece 131 veces y dólares nada más que 162 veces. Al final, de tanto repetirlas, uno se termina aprendiendo las cifras.
También se aprende que en el mundo del golf hay muchos CB al cuadrado y muchas más dos piezas... qué pena. Pero la pena más grande es que ponga en boca de Rebecca ese diálogo con Scott en la playa donde dice que de niñas, las mujeres aprendemos a engañar a los hombres, que vivimos en un mundo de hombres, que lo que necesitamos proviene de un hombre: nuestras casas, nuestros coches, nuestras joyas... y una preciosa conversación donde el autor debe quedarse a gusto señalando a las mujeres florero como si fueran lo hahitual en pleno siglo XXI. Una pena. Espero que en su mundo tampoco sea lo habitual. Por el bien de ellas.
El nuevo Grisham y el gran Grisham sólo se parecen en la inicial del apellido, nada más. Me quedo con el auténtico, me gusta mucho más.
June 7, 2019
Another fun, interesting read in this second of the A. Scott Fenney series. I think it could be read as a standalone, but I'd recommend reading the first book to better enjoy this one, which takes up almost 2 years later.
I like these books on several levels. First, there's the characters, mostly likable but a few who are either detestable or changeable. Leading the list are A. Scott's 11 year old daughter and adopted daughter (his daughter calls him A. Scott). Then, there are his partners, one a refugee from his old firm, and the other a friend from earlier life. His bodyguard, a brick wall named Louis who came with his adopted daughter from the dark side of town, is a very likable friend and capable bodyguard who likes Scott a lot because he took in Pajamae, the daughter of his last client who was a junkie accused of murder. Lots of other characters keep things moving along at a fun pace.
Aside from the characters, there is the humor, often dry, apparently overlooked by many reviewers who think the story is too simple or one-dimensional, etc. I personally think they are missing the bus on this book, but maybe it's me. Still, while the story is interesting, the characters make the book for me. Taking it seriously is a mistake, almost like saying The Hitchhiker's Guide is not believable.
Since the author is a lawyer, the legal issues are interesting and believable, giving us some real issues to think about behind the shenanigans. I think underneath the money-hungry, fashion-following beautiful women everywhere is a look into issues women face in real life, and how some of them feel forced to act in order to succeed in the man's world.
I'm glad I discovered this author, even though it was under false pretenses; people are comparing him to Grisham, an author I enjoy a lot. But I think the similarities are pretty superficial, mainly that they're both about the law. But Grisham is much more serious and realistic.
And about the audiobook version I read. The narrator was Jeff Harding, who narrates the Jack Reacher books I've read. I'm not crazy about him, and liked the narrator of the first book better (Stephen Hoye). Jeff Harding sound a bit too matter-of-fact to me, and for some reason I find it a little annoying. But it was OK.
I like these books on several levels. First, there's the characters, mostly likable but a few who are either detestable or changeable. Leading the list are A. Scott's 11 year old daughter and adopted daughter (his daughter calls him A. Scott). Then, there are his partners, one a refugee from his old firm, and the other a friend from earlier life. His bodyguard, a brick wall named Louis who came with his adopted daughter from the dark side of town, is a very likable friend and capable bodyguard who likes Scott a lot because he took in Pajamae, the daughter of his last client who was a junkie accused of murder. Lots of other characters keep things moving along at a fun pace.
Aside from the characters, there is the humor, often dry, apparently overlooked by many reviewers who think the story is too simple or one-dimensional, etc. I personally think they are missing the bus on this book, but maybe it's me. Still, while the story is interesting, the characters make the book for me. Taking it seriously is a mistake, almost like saying The Hitchhiker's Guide is not believable.
Since the author is a lawyer, the legal issues are interesting and believable, giving us some real issues to think about behind the shenanigans. I think underneath the money-hungry, fashion-following beautiful women everywhere is a look into issues women face in real life, and how some of them feel forced to act in order to succeed in the man's world.
I'm glad I discovered this author, even though it was under false pretenses; people are comparing him to Grisham, an author I enjoy a lot. But I think the similarities are pretty superficial, mainly that they're both about the law. But Grisham is much more serious and realistic.
And about the audiobook version I read. The narrator was Jeff Harding, who narrates the Jack Reacher books I've read. I'm not crazy about him, and liked the narrator of the first book better (Stephen Hoye). Jeff Harding sound a bit too matter-of-fact to me, and for some reason I find it a little annoying. But it was OK.
January 23, 2022
След ТЕКСАСКА ИСТОРИЯ от Марк Хименес, дори и не помислях да посегна към втора негова книга. Но мина време, беше ми скучно и хоп - попаднах на ОБВИНЕНА В УБИЙСТВО.
Идеята не може да се каже, че е оригинална, а и героите са по-скоро приятни, отколкото интересни и завладяващи... Но Хименес успява някак да балансира и в комбинация с лекотата на текста - нещата са се получили. Не блестящо, но все пак прилично.
Скот е обещаващ персонаж, даже почти ми беше симпатичен (като изключим моментите, в които седеше и се самобичуваше, че бившата му жена е избягала с по-млад и богат мъж).
Ребека (бившата) от своя страна беше дразнещо скучна.
Но виж, адски ми харесаха второстепенните герои Ник и Рекс - вдъхваха много оригиналност и автентичност на историята. 😃
Хареса ми развръзката на делото! Но епилогът някак си го очаквах.
Идеята не може да се каже, че е оригинална, а и героите са по-скоро приятни, отколкото интересни и завладяващи... Но Хименес успява някак да балансира и в комбинация с лекотата на текста - нещата са се получили. Не блестящо, но все пак прилично.
Скот е обещаващ персонаж, даже почти ми беше симпатичен (като изключим моментите, в които седеше и се самобичуваше, че бившата му жена е избягала с по-млад и богат мъж).
Ребека (бившата) от своя страна беше дразнещо скучна.
Но виж, адски ми харесаха второстепенните герои Ник и Рекс - вдъхваха много оригиналност и автентичност на историята. 😃
Хареса ми развръзката на делото! Но епилогът някак си го очаквах.
November 23, 2014
Lawyer, Scott Feeney is struggling to make ends meet after he has been fired from his high-flying gig as a Corporate Lawyer with a prestigious law firm. This and several other terrible life-altering events took place in Book 1. Included in this was his wife running away with the golf pro at their country club. She not only left Scott, she left her daughter and and young girl that Scott had brought into his home to care for whilst her mum was on trial.
Skip ahead two years later and Scott has started up a law practice with his oldest friend and various other acquaintances, but things are grim money wise. His Ferrari has been re-possessed and his mansion is on the market.
Then out of the blue his ex-wife rings him and tell him she has been arrested for murdering the golf pro (the love of her life).
Scott agrees to take on her case, without pay, and he moves the whole lot of them down to Galveston for the summer to defend his ex.
Mostly I loved this book and A.Scott (as his daughter calls him) is a great hero. He has integrity and is smart, and seemingly pleasant to look at. (a few women proposition him during his stay, but he resists- what a guy).
I love his daughters, they are smart and sassy and obviously care very much about him and his well-being. His off-siders do an adequate job of watching his back (Louis- the body guard) and his associates do a lot of leg-work preparing for the case.
Once A.Scott started investigating the golf-pro's personal life we find that he, Trey, wasn't as squicky clean as his agent was trying to portray him. Gambling,drugs and a seemingly endless parade of women. With all these other distractions it now seems that there are multiple organizations or husbands who would want him dead, and besides why would Rebecca(the ex) kill her cash-cow, as she has been left with nothing but a car and a few pieces of jewelery.
I really like the dialogue between the prosecutor and A. Scott- he, the prosecutor thought the wife was guilty, but he went out of his way to assist A.Scott with his investigations.
One thing that stops me giving this book a 5 star rating, is the constant confusion of questions and answers. They were many and various and annoying.
There are a few incidents that happen at the end of the book and in the epilogue that give this story a real twist and I didn't see it coming.
Sometimes a book when read has a different impact than an audiobook with a good narrator. I think this may have been the case here.
I just happened to switch on the golf on TV and was watching one of the men strut back to his golf-bag and figured some of the characterizations of pro golfers MAY be true. Am waiting to see the women sitting near the hole with legs akimbo! Although the book said that TV cameramen are aware of this little trick.
Skip ahead two years later and Scott has started up a law practice with his oldest friend and various other acquaintances, but things are grim money wise. His Ferrari has been re-possessed and his mansion is on the market.
Then out of the blue his ex-wife rings him and tell him she has been arrested for murdering the golf pro (the love of her life).
Scott agrees to take on her case, without pay, and he moves the whole lot of them down to Galveston for the summer to defend his ex.
Mostly I loved this book and A.Scott (as his daughter calls him) is a great hero. He has integrity and is smart, and seemingly pleasant to look at. (a few women proposition him during his stay, but he resists- what a guy).
I love his daughters, they are smart and sassy and obviously care very much about him and his well-being. His off-siders do an adequate job of watching his back (Louis- the body guard) and his associates do a lot of leg-work preparing for the case.
Once A.Scott started investigating the golf-pro's personal life we find that he, Trey, wasn't as squicky clean as his agent was trying to portray him. Gambling,drugs and a seemingly endless parade of women. With all these other distractions it now seems that there are multiple organizations or husbands who would want him dead, and besides why would Rebecca(the ex) kill her cash-cow, as she has been left with nothing but a car and a few pieces of jewelery.
I really like the dialogue between the prosecutor and A. Scott- he, the prosecutor thought the wife was guilty, but he went out of his way to assist A.Scott with his investigations.
One thing that stops me giving this book a 5 star rating, is the constant confusion of questions and answers. They were many and various and annoying.
There are a few incidents that happen at the end of the book and in the epilogue that give this story a real twist and I didn't see it coming.
Sometimes a book when read has a different impact than an audiobook with a good narrator. I think this may have been the case here.
I just happened to switch on the golf on TV and was watching one of the men strut back to his golf-bag and figured some of the characterizations of pro golfers MAY be true. Am waiting to see the women sitting near the hole with legs akimbo! Although the book said that TV cameramen are aware of this little trick.
January 1, 2011
I do love good thrillers, but this one was just obvious from beginning to end. And I found the device of saying "the lawyer thought".. but "the man thought" was overused. I really don't think he is the next Grisham. The protagonist is a good man, and I hope that this means the author knows people like A Scott, because I like the idea of a world where men like him have a chance of managing things. I will never look at the golf tour in the same way again. Two pieces - really?
December 26, 2018
I really enjoy the A. Scott Fenny books -- thrilled there is a third in the series. Now, I just have to order it!
ACCUSED was great. Fenny has to defend his ex-wife. She is accused of murdering her boyfriend, the man she left Fenny for. Great trial. Lots of Ooohs and Aaaahs.
Gimenez is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors!
Phillip Tomasso
Author of the crime novel, You Choose
ACCUSED was great. Fenny has to defend his ex-wife. She is accused of murdering her boyfriend, the man she left Fenny for. Great trial. Lots of Ooohs and Aaaahs.
Gimenez is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors!
Phillip Tomasso
Author of the crime novel, You Choose
March 30, 2020
First time reading this author. Book kept my attention and twist to the ending that I didn't see coming.
September 3, 2012
This book came highly recommended so I may have started it with unfair expectations. I kept expecting it to get better, because of the recommendation, but it never did.
First, the characters are flat; so flat that no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't make myself care about any of them. The main character, A. Scott Fenney was so perfect it was annoying. He had no flaws and nothing to overcome. As a matter of fact, none of them did except his ex-wife who had so many, I couldn't stand her. I didn't care whether she spent one night in jail or her life in prison.
Which brings me to my next problem with the book; no conflict. I think Gimenez tried to build conflict on the fact that Scott was defending his ex-wife who was accused of murdering the man she left him for. He hadn't so much as heard from her for 22 months and 9 days. (I know this because it was repeated far too many times.) Frankly, I don't find this to be very remarkable. Ironic, maybe, but not surprising at all. How could he ever look at their 11 year old daughter if he didn't even try to keep her mother out of jail. It could have been more of a conflict had he at least been angry at her. I know I would have been, even if I was still in love with my ex-spouse. Leaving your spouse and child for 22 months and 9 days and then having the guts to call and ask for my help would have infuriated me. I would do my best, for my daughter, not for the lying, cheating abandoning ex.
Problem number three: editing. This book was over 400 pages but was so repetitive, it could have easily been cut down to 300. Maybe if it would have been shorter, I wouldn't be so annoyed for having wasted so much time on it.
The biggest feeling I could muster in reading this book was being appalled at the unsubtle similarities to the classic, To Kill a Mocking Bird. I'd elaborate on this fact if it didn't irritate me so much to dwell on it.
Needless to say, I will not be recommending this book to anyone.
First, the characters are flat; so flat that no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't make myself care about any of them. The main character, A. Scott Fenney was so perfect it was annoying. He had no flaws and nothing to overcome. As a matter of fact, none of them did except his ex-wife who had so many, I couldn't stand her. I didn't care whether she spent one night in jail or her life in prison.
Which brings me to my next problem with the book; no conflict. I think Gimenez tried to build conflict on the fact that Scott was defending his ex-wife who was accused of murdering the man she left him for. He hadn't so much as heard from her for 22 months and 9 days. (I know this because it was repeated far too many times.) Frankly, I don't find this to be very remarkable. Ironic, maybe, but not surprising at all. How could he ever look at their 11 year old daughter if he didn't even try to keep her mother out of jail. It could have been more of a conflict had he at least been angry at her. I know I would have been, even if I was still in love with my ex-spouse. Leaving your spouse and child for 22 months and 9 days and then having the guts to call and ask for my help would have infuriated me. I would do my best, for my daughter, not for the lying, cheating abandoning ex.
Problem number three: editing. This book was over 400 pages but was so repetitive, it could have easily been cut down to 300. Maybe if it would have been shorter, I wouldn't be so annoyed for having wasted so much time on it.
The biggest feeling I could muster in reading this book was being appalled at the unsubtle similarities to the classic, To Kill a Mocking Bird. I'd elaborate on this fact if it didn't irritate me so much to dwell on it.
Needless to say, I will not be recommending this book to anyone.
February 19, 2019
This book was very difficult to put down. In the first book of this series, we were introduced to A. Scott Fenney, a lawyer who learns he has a conscience. Once he develops that conscience and loses his job and his money, his wife leaves him. He quickly becomes the single father to his biological daughter and adopts another daughter the same age. Fast forward two years to this story, and A. Scott is called by the ex-wife after she is arrested for murdering her boyfriend - the boyfriend she left Scott for. The characters in this book are great and very engaging. I love the people this lawyer surrounds himself with. Through the investigation, the boyfriend's escapades show clearly that quite a few people wanted him dead. This book will literally surprise the reader all the way to the last page.
May 22, 2018
Really good
story that includes legal procedural, investigations, mystery solving and family dynamics. Gimenez is deft at character development and dialogue. Much of the story is told thru character conversation. There’s also quite a bit of history about Galveston, for those who enjoy that venue. Top all the above off with knowing there are no scenes that are fluffed up with gratuitous sex, violence or disgusting language explosions, (there are character appropriate expletives), and you’re left with a fine tome to spend 4-5 hours with. Order in court, all read “Accused”!
story that includes legal procedural, investigations, mystery solving and family dynamics. Gimenez is deft at character development and dialogue. Much of the story is told thru character conversation. There’s also quite a bit of history about Galveston, for those who enjoy that venue. Top all the above off with knowing there are no scenes that are fluffed up with gratuitous sex, violence or disgusting language explosions, (there are character appropriate expletives), and you’re left with a fine tome to spend 4-5 hours with. Order in court, all read “Accused”!
February 6, 2017
The beginning of the story moved slowly with seemingly unnecessary explanations about everything. Still I was fascinated by the plot and had to see how A. Scott Fenney, attorney, would get his ex-wife off the murder charge of killing her lover. The intricacies of the defense were well thought out. It lead to some tense moments and some hand wringing. The ending was a stunner!
December 1, 2012
The 2nd book in the Scott Fenney series by Mark Gimenez.
I enjoyed this fast paced court drama full of twists and turns. Not quite up to the standards of the first novel but a good read all the same.
I enjoyed this fast paced court drama full of twists and turns. Not quite up to the standards of the first novel but a good read all the same.
November 24, 2013
Do you want a change from Grisham? I found another GREAT writer who can tell a story about golf, drugs, women, lawyers, and even more twists along the way....
April 26, 2014
a easy read, won't be bored throughout and won't be disappointed with the climax either.
July 2, 2018
I loved Accused from start to finish. Fab reading. I would recommend it.
September 4, 2019
Започна обещаващо, дори ми напомни за ранния Джон Гришам, но с всяка следваща страница разочарованието ми растеше. Дочетох я, но дали си струва отделеното време... по-скоро не.
December 30, 2024
Este libro va in crescendo. Empecé queriendo darle 2,5 estrellas. Pase a querer dale 3. Luego 3,5 y el final se merece las 4.
Creo que me ha pillado en un bloqueo lector que no me ha permitido enfrascarme tanto como lo hubiera hecho en otra ocasión. Este libro tiene muy buenos personajes. Me encanta lo buenazo que es el abogado y también lo buena gente que es el fiscal. Como ellos dicen “¿Qué posibilidades había?”.
Me daban rabia algunos personajes de lo bien desarrollados que están.
En realidad es un libro rápido de leer porque está lleno de diálogos. Son diálogos cortos y rápidos y creo que nunca había leído un juicio casi transcrito.
Ha sido una gran lectura para acabar el año y estoy contenta de no haberlo dejado hasta el año que viene.
El final 🤯 de un maestro.
Me daba un poco de rabia la forma de describir a las mujeres todas súper despampanantes y todas queriendo ofrecer su cuerpo y el sexo a quien sea. Un personaje así vale, ¿pero 6 o 7? Me ha parecido exagerado.
Al final del libro, durante el juicio me he pasado todo el tiempo sorprendiéndome de lo que revelaban, como si estuviera viendo una serie.
En fin, llevo en el corazón a A.Scott, Boo y Pajamae ❤️ bueno y a todos los socios de A. Scott. El mejor de ellos Louis ❤️
Creo que me ha pillado en un bloqueo lector que no me ha permitido enfrascarme tanto como lo hubiera hecho en otra ocasión. Este libro tiene muy buenos personajes. Me encanta lo buenazo que es el abogado y también lo buena gente que es el fiscal. Como ellos dicen “¿Qué posibilidades había?”.
Me daban rabia algunos personajes de lo bien desarrollados que están.
En realidad es un libro rápido de leer porque está lleno de diálogos. Son diálogos cortos y rápidos y creo que nunca había leído un juicio casi transcrito.
Ha sido una gran lectura para acabar el año y estoy contenta de no haberlo dejado hasta el año que viene.
El final 🤯 de un maestro.
Me daba un poco de rabia la forma de describir a las mujeres todas súper despampanantes y todas queriendo ofrecer su cuerpo y el sexo a quien sea. Un personaje así vale, ¿pero 6 o 7? Me ha parecido exagerado.
Al final del libro, durante el juicio me he pasado todo el tiempo sorprendiéndome de lo que revelaban, como si estuviera viendo una serie.
En fin, llevo en el corazón a A.Scott, Boo y Pajamae ❤️ bueno y a todos los socios de A. Scott. El mejor de ellos Louis ❤️
January 24, 2023
( AUDIOLIBRO )
Tremendamente adictivo, no sabía por dónde podría salir, me ha mantenido enganchado de principio a fin.
Me ha atrapado el señor Fenney, es un capítulo de cualquier serie de abogados llevado a libro, o una "peli" de sábado por la tarde ... en fin, es chicle, pero del que te deja buen sabor de boca.
AVISO A NAVEGANTES : Afortunada y lamentablemente, me he enterado tarde (por VAGO, por no mirar) de que se trata del segundo libro de una serie (ya hay 3, El color de la Ley, éste y Ausencia de culpa), lo que quiere decir que tengo más libros pendientes.
Marcaré una diana sobre los otros dos, aunque del primero hablan ya mucho en éste.
Tremendamente adictivo, no sabía por dónde podría salir, me ha mantenido enganchado de principio a fin.
Me ha atrapado el señor Fenney, es un capítulo de cualquier serie de abogados llevado a libro, o una "peli" de sábado por la tarde ... en fin, es chicle, pero del que te deja buen sabor de boca.
AVISO A NAVEGANTES : Afortunada y lamentablemente, me he enterado tarde (por VAGO, por no mirar) de que se trata del segundo libro de una serie (ya hay 3, El color de la Ley, éste y Ausencia de culpa), lo que quiere decir que tengo más libros pendientes.
Marcaré una diana sobre los otros dos, aunque del primero hablan ya mucho en éste.
July 11, 2023
Probably a 3.5. I was in the mood for a mystery and this did the trick. I read the first book in the series about 4 years ago.
Plot and character growth - excellent.
The only reason this wasn't a 4 is because the dialogue between characters seems forced, and sometimes juvenile.
Plot and character growth - excellent.
The only reason this wasn't a 4 is because the dialogue between characters seems forced, and sometimes juvenile.
June 22, 2021
Изненадващо добра.
Препоръчвам.
Препоръчвам.
June 26, 2022
stayed up till 1.30 am to finish this…
October 19, 2021
Good book. It would appeal to anyone interested in courtroom dramas, the golf scene and a good old whodunnit.
January 12, 2021
Galveston
Another great book about law, politics, and football in the great state of Texas . When you have lived your entire life in Texas, Giminez takes you down roads that you have driven and beaches you have visited. This was a great “page turner”. Can’t wait for the next book.
Another great book about law, politics, and football in the great state of Texas . When you have lived your entire life in Texas, Giminez takes you down roads that you have driven and beaches you have visited. This was a great “page turner”. Can’t wait for the next book.
May 31, 2023
This is a book I'd been reading to read for a long time. I read the previous book in this series about the character A. Scott Fenney many years ago. The plot was like an update of "To Kill a Mockingbird", with him defending a woman of colour in court, when everyone else told him to drop the case. The fact that his full name is Atticus Scott Fenney completely passed me by, though to me now it's quite obvious why Mark Giminez chose that name. It even ended up with his wife Rebecca leaving him to raise the kids on his own.
In this installment, Rebecca calls her ex-husband, and asks him to defend her after her new lover is murdered, and all evidence points to her being the killer, including the fact that her fingerprints are on the murder weapon.
A. Scott Fenney seems to like playing detective as well as representing his client, so he starts trying to figure out who else had a grudge against the victim, and it seems that quite a lot of people did. Not only was he having numerous affairs with other women, but he also owed a lot of money to the mob in relation to attempts to throw golf tournaments he was playing in, and to fuel his (and apparently Rebecca's) drug addiction.
Reading it, this book felt a bit exhaustive at times, because of the large number of characters and motives, but I was glad I took the trouble to read it, as it kept me guessing all the time. The ending gave me some idea as to how the plot develops in the next book, "Absence of Guilt", as A. Scott Fenney is promoted from defence lawyer to judge.
Since I put in a spoiler warning, I might as well add that I sensed that Mark Giminez might be trying to throw the reader a curveball. With Rebecca looking so obviously guilty, it would be natural to assume that she had been framed.
Turns out that she did it all along, and she gets off scot-free. So much for A. Scott's instincts, and I wonder if this will come to light in future titles.
In this installment, Rebecca calls her ex-husband, and asks him to defend her after her new lover is murdered, and all evidence points to her being the killer, including the fact that her fingerprints are on the murder weapon.
A. Scott Fenney seems to like playing detective as well as representing his client, so he starts trying to figure out who else had a grudge against the victim, and it seems that quite a lot of people did. Not only was he having numerous affairs with other women, but he also owed a lot of money to the mob in relation to attempts to throw golf tournaments he was playing in, and to fuel his (and apparently Rebecca's) drug addiction.
Reading it, this book felt a bit exhaustive at times, because of the large number of characters and motives, but I was glad I took the trouble to read it, as it kept me guessing all the time. The ending gave me some idea as to how the plot develops in the next book, "Absence of Guilt", as A. Scott Fenney is promoted from defence lawyer to judge.
Since I put in a spoiler warning, I might as well add that I sensed that Mark Giminez might be trying to throw the reader a curveball. With Rebecca looking so obviously guilty, it would be natural to assume that she had been framed.
Turns out that she did it all along, and she gets off scot-free. So much for A. Scott's instincts, and I wonder if this will come to light in future titles.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 19, 2023
Book Review for ISBN: 9780983987536
The story was overwhelmed with golf terminology. I understand it was related to a golf pro, but it can be reduced. A reader like me who had no idea about golf found the story dull. The golf was too much for me, making the story less enjoyable. It feels like if you don't know anything about golf, you won't know how to appreciate this story. It also has too much geographical history. This book seems specifically for Texans that love golf.
The narration has overly detailed description of every character with specific age and other attributes. It has a long introduction with a brief summary of what happened in the previous book before it begins the story between Rebecca and Scott. There was a lot of repetitive details, especially his heroic act from the previous book. Scott keeps correcting people about defending his "ex-wife" and not "wife", praising how beautiful his "ex-wife" was, and repetitively mentioned that she was innocent.
There is something very wrong about Rebecca's mindset about women. Some of the views written by the author are very stereotypical and generalising women who are mostly materialistic and lying all the time, depending on the men's wealth to survive in the world. It didn't sound right when Rebecca asked Scott to return to a prestigious law firm to earn big money so their daughters won't lie to men and become independent women. I know it's a fictional character, but the views were hard to accept and disturbing even though the dialogues were tailored-made for Rebecca.
Everything is too convenient for Scott. The prosecutor and thugs were willing to cooperate and tell him everything. Renee let go of her seduction and talks to him like a friend. All beautiful women wanted Scott; bad people would tell him whatever he wanted.
What's wrong with the women in this book? Most were ambitious and motive-driven and tended to achieve their goals with seduction.
The story was overwhelmed with golf terminology. I understand it was related to a golf pro, but it can be reduced. A reader like me who had no idea about golf found the story dull. The golf was too much for me, making the story less enjoyable. It feels like if you don't know anything about golf, you won't know how to appreciate this story. It also has too much geographical history. This book seems specifically for Texans that love golf.
The narration has overly detailed description of every character with specific age and other attributes. It has a long introduction with a brief summary of what happened in the previous book before it begins the story between Rebecca and Scott. There was a lot of repetitive details, especially his heroic act from the previous book. Scott keeps correcting people about defending his "ex-wife" and not "wife", praising how beautiful his "ex-wife" was, and repetitively mentioned that she was innocent.
There is something very wrong about Rebecca's mindset about women. Some of the views written by the author are very stereotypical and generalising women who are mostly materialistic and lying all the time, depending on the men's wealth to survive in the world. It didn't sound right when Rebecca asked Scott to return to a prestigious law firm to earn big money so their daughters won't lie to men and become independent women. I know it's a fictional character, but the views were hard to accept and disturbing even though the dialogues were tailored-made for Rebecca.
Everything is too convenient for Scott. The prosecutor and thugs were willing to cooperate and tell him everything. Renee let go of her seduction and talks to him like a friend. All beautiful women wanted Scott; bad people would tell him whatever he wanted.
What's wrong with the women in this book? Most were ambitious and motive-driven and tended to achieve their goals with seduction.
March 14, 2020
I enjoyed the second book in Gimenez's Scott Fenney series almost as much as I enjoyed the debut. Scott continues to be a very appealing character, an example of the attitudes and ethics that all lawyers should demonstrate. And his daughters are both adorable. Boo might be the best-drawn depiction of an 11-year-old girl that I've ever read in any book.
The resolution of the book was exceptionally satisfying, right up to the last word. But -- and it's a BIG but -- there was one glaring piece of evidence that was completely overlooked. I'm not going to say what it was, or even the category of evidence that it would have been in, but it was an obvious point of inquiry that was never pursued by either prosecution or defense. It was actually the first question I had from the description of the crime scene. And the problem with the crime scene was even mentioned at trial by one witness, but not pursued even casually, much less as seriously as it should and would have been. As a result, what should have been a solid 4.5 star rating gets marked down to 4 stars.
The resolution of the book was exceptionally satisfying, right up to the last word. But -- and it's a BIG but -- there was one glaring piece of evidence that was completely overlooked. I'm not going to say what it was, or even the category of evidence that it would have been in, but it was an obvious point of inquiry that was never pursued by either prosecution or defense. It was actually the first question I had from the description of the crime scene. And the problem with the crime scene was even mentioned at trial by one witness, but not pursued even casually, much less as seriously as it should and would have been. As a result, what should have been a solid 4.5 star rating gets marked down to 4 stars.
March 5, 2021
It is almost two years since the events of the first book in this series, The Color of Law. Life has settled down for Scott Fenney, Boo and Pajamae and is generally good. The girls want a mother and encourage Scott to start dating and they suggest that he begin with their fourth grade teacher. But he does not feel ready.
Into this quiet home life comes a call from Rebecca, Scot’s ex wife and Boo’s mother. She is charged with the murder of her boyfriend, Trey Rawlins and begs Scott to get her out of jail in Galveston and defend her.
In Accused, Scott discovers that even though Rebecca’s prints are on the murder weapon, there are others who might want Rawlins dead. As the trial gets closer we learn more and more about the woman that Rebecca has become and the revelations are not good.
Accused is a fast reading legal thriller that will be enjoyed most by those who read the first book in the three book series.
Into this quiet home life comes a call from Rebecca, Scot’s ex wife and Boo’s mother. She is charged with the murder of her boyfriend, Trey Rawlins and begs Scott to get her out of jail in Galveston and defend her.
In Accused, Scott discovers that even though Rebecca’s prints are on the murder weapon, there are others who might want Rawlins dead. As the trial gets closer we learn more and more about the woman that Rebecca has become and the revelations are not good.
Accused is a fast reading legal thriller that will be enjoyed most by those who read the first book in the three book series.
August 25, 2022
On a par with Connelly’s Lincoln Lawyer. The central characters have bonded to make a great team in Mark Gimenez’s second book featuring the reformed Texan lawyer.
Now representing the underdog for considerably less pay and prestige than when he was introduced in book one, The Colour of Law A. Scott Fenney latest case proves to be a real did she/didn’t she rollercoaster ride. The clues are certainly there, but whether they’ll vindicate or prove damning is something that’ll keep you guessing and second guessing until the end.
Now representing the underdog for considerably less pay and prestige than when he was introduced in book one, The Colour of Law A. Scott Fenney latest case proves to be a real did she/didn’t she rollercoaster ride. The clues are certainly there, but whether they’ll vindicate or prove damning is something that’ll keep you guessing and second guessing until the end.
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