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Cookie's Case
Cookie, an angel in stiletto heels, is by far the most popular performer at Jingles Dance Bonanza. To her devoted audience, she’s a friend, therapist, and shoulder to cry on, all rolled into one. While meeting an old pal at the club, Tug doesn’t expect to pick up a new client but quickly realizes the gallant Cookie—dancing in a neck brace, each leg kick potentially her last—is in need of a committed champion. Believing that Cookie is the victim of a spine surgeon with a sloppy touch, Tug takes her case. But as he seeks both medical cure and a fair shake for Cookie, he realizes—a tad too late—that sinister sights are now trained on him.
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First published July 10, 2012
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Andy Siegel
12 books19 followersAndy Siegel maintains a special commitment to representing survivors of traumatic brain injury in his practice of law. He is on the Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and of the Brain Injury Association of New York State. His many trial successes have regularly placed those outcomes among the “Top 100 Verdicts” reported in the state annually. A graduate of Tulane University and Brooklyn Law School, he now lives outside of the greater NYC area.
So how did the colorful, cocky and self-deprecating Tug Wyler come into being? He was hanging around, shadowing my daily life for a long time; I just didn’t know it. But here’s the short version: I shared a trial story with a mom at my kids baseball game who said I should write a book and the idea of him just appeared in my head.
Unable to shake the spell he cast, I began to write, each morning when I got on Metro North, what became my debut novel, Suzy’s Case. But I was doing it only to amuse myself. I didn’t read courtroom mysteries or legal thrillers; as far as I was concerned, I was living them. The rush to cover up genuine wrongs of the sort that lie at the heart of the Tug Wyler Mysteries happens continually out there in the real world. Believe me, fiction doesn’t know the half of it.
Scribner, a Division of Simon & Schuster published Suzy’s Case. My book agent Sterling Lord then penned a deal with Open Road Media and Mysteriouspress.com to publish Cookie’s Case. After requesting and receiving the reversion of my rights on these novels, and after my option with CBS Television to create a one-hour procedural TV show based on the Tug Wyler character expired, I formed Rockwell Press.
For Tug Wyler readers, I promise a mix of rule-bending high-tension conflict during the course of which you’ll laugh in spite of yourself . . . while never knowing what’s going to happen next. Like me, Tug’s the kind of street-smart push-it-to-the-limit lawyer you’d want on your side when the worst has happened.
Learn more at https://andysiegel.com/
So how did the colorful, cocky and self-deprecating Tug Wyler come into being? He was hanging around, shadowing my daily life for a long time; I just didn’t know it. But here’s the short version: I shared a trial story with a mom at my kids baseball game who said I should write a book and the idea of him just appeared in my head.
Unable to shake the spell he cast, I began to write, each morning when I got on Metro North, what became my debut novel, Suzy’s Case. But I was doing it only to amuse myself. I didn’t read courtroom mysteries or legal thrillers; as far as I was concerned, I was living them. The rush to cover up genuine wrongs of the sort that lie at the heart of the Tug Wyler Mysteries happens continually out there in the real world. Believe me, fiction doesn’t know the half of it.
Scribner, a Division of Simon & Schuster published Suzy’s Case. My book agent Sterling Lord then penned a deal with Open Road Media and Mysteriouspress.com to publish Cookie’s Case. After requesting and receiving the reversion of my rights on these novels, and after my option with CBS Television to create a one-hour procedural TV show based on the Tug Wyler character expired, I formed Rockwell Press.
For Tug Wyler readers, I promise a mix of rule-bending high-tension conflict during the course of which you’ll laugh in spite of yourself . . . while never knowing what’s going to happen next. Like me, Tug’s the kind of street-smart push-it-to-the-limit lawyer you’d want on your side when the worst has happened.
Learn more at https://andysiegel.com/
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November 16, 2014
Cookie's Case- A Tug Wyler Mystery- by Andy Siegel is a 2015 Mysterious Press/ Open Road Media publication. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is one the oddest Legal mysteries I have ever read, I think. It is obvious this author is familiar with personal injury cases and if the book had taken on a more serious tone his expertise would have been very helpful. However, the tone was over the top quirky and the case was outlandish. An exotic dancer , “Cookie”, takes a serious tumble while performing and now has injuries that deeply effect her livelihood and could cause her serious repercussions if she keeps on dancing. Before Cookie accepts a pay off far beneath what she deserves, Tug takes her case.
The book is told from Tug's first person perspective and we learn a few too many things about Tug's thought processes. I wasn't always thrilled with his way of looking at things, or maybe I would just rather not know what men are thinking sometimes, especially about exotic dancers or how they feel toward their wives...not that Tug's wife was the epitome of nurturing, but still.
I scold people from time to time when they complain about not liking any characters in a book. Sometimes you aren't supposed to like the characters, that's part of what makes the story successful, but in this case, well, I think we were supposed to find Tug amusing, and he wasn't. The characters were morally bankrupt and seemed not to have a smidgen of a conscience. It was just a bizarre story all around. Tug's home life was dysfunctional and again I think the author was going for humor, but it came off looking sad and I actually felt concern for the seven year old daughter who is taught all men a scum, including her brothers. What a thing to tell a seven year old, I don't care how smart or savvy they are. However, Tug is good with her in other ways, so maybe it evened out a little.
The redeeming portion of the book was actually a side story involving another case Tug was involved with. This background story added much needed warmth to the book, and I found myself wishing Robert's case had been the primary story instead of Cookie's.
So, in the end Cookie gets her freedom, loses the “Halo” she had to wear, justice is served and the story ends on a very positive note. It is entirely possible my sense of humor just didn't match the author's. Another reader might “get” the author's style and humor and love this book. This one just wasn't my cup of tea. Overall a 2.5
This is one the oddest Legal mysteries I have ever read, I think. It is obvious this author is familiar with personal injury cases and if the book had taken on a more serious tone his expertise would have been very helpful. However, the tone was over the top quirky and the case was outlandish. An exotic dancer , “Cookie”, takes a serious tumble while performing and now has injuries that deeply effect her livelihood and could cause her serious repercussions if she keeps on dancing. Before Cookie accepts a pay off far beneath what she deserves, Tug takes her case.
The book is told from Tug's first person perspective and we learn a few too many things about Tug's thought processes. I wasn't always thrilled with his way of looking at things, or maybe I would just rather not know what men are thinking sometimes, especially about exotic dancers or how they feel toward their wives...not that Tug's wife was the epitome of nurturing, but still.
I scold people from time to time when they complain about not liking any characters in a book. Sometimes you aren't supposed to like the characters, that's part of what makes the story successful, but in this case, well, I think we were supposed to find Tug amusing, and he wasn't. The characters were morally bankrupt and seemed not to have a smidgen of a conscience. It was just a bizarre story all around. Tug's home life was dysfunctional and again I think the author was going for humor, but it came off looking sad and I actually felt concern for the seven year old daughter who is taught all men a scum, including her brothers. What a thing to tell a seven year old, I don't care how smart or savvy they are. However, Tug is good with her in other ways, so maybe it evened out a little.
The redeeming portion of the book was actually a side story involving another case Tug was involved with. This background story added much needed warmth to the book, and I found myself wishing Robert's case had been the primary story instead of Cookie's.
So, in the end Cookie gets her freedom, loses the “Halo” she had to wear, justice is served and the story ends on a very positive note. It is entirely possible my sense of humor just didn't match the author's. Another reader might “get” the author's style and humor and love this book. This one just wasn't my cup of tea. Overall a 2.5
February 12, 2015
The aptly named COOKIE'S CASE is the latest Tug Wyler mystery from New York based author Andy Siegel. It is a crime/legal mystery written with respect for the classic pulp fiction style of authors like Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald. The cover depicting the silhouette of a stiletto high-heeled woman only tells part of the story and proves that you should never judge a book by its' cover.
The novel opens with a prologue chapter entitled "The Unfortunate Event". It proceeds to describe a surgical procedure that goes badly wrong. The female patient lying on the table is undergoing neck surgery while the lead surgeon, Dr. McElroy, is humming along to Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven". The head OR Nurse notices the obviously distracted Doctor performing in a careless and sloppy manner that results in his nicking the spinal cord of the patient and causing a leak of spinal fluid.
When the OR Nurse brings her case to the Hospitals' Risk Manager, he and Dr. McElroy brush the incident away as minor as the patient showed no sign of debilitation. Unfortunately, this patient --- a stripper named Claudette "Cookie" Krumke --- does begin to experience serious side effects from her surgery gone wrong that keeps her from earning a living. Her much older boyfriend, a Doctor named Major, has taken over her care that includes rather dangerous and suspicious spinal taps.
Enter our hero, Attorney Tug Wyler. When a friend introduces Tug to this case it appears to be a standard cut and dry case of malpractice. However, nothing in COOKIE'S CASE is quite normal and Tug begins to see that there are far more nefarious things going on behind the scenes and Cookie is a victim in more ways than one.
Tug Wyler is not your typical attorney. He's sort of like the NYC version of Bob Odenkirk's attorney in the AMC series "Better Call Saul". Tug is just as likely to meet a client in a seedy bar or strip joint as he is in his own office. That suits this latest case to a tee as that is the world inhabited by Cookie and her colleagues. Tug realizes he may have bitten off more than he can chew when a strange tough guy threatens him more than once to drop the case. Cookie is in for a large malpractice settlement --- but she is completely unaware that she may also be at the center of a major medical fraud case.
COOKIE'S CASE is never predictable and far from ordinary. There are other characters, cases and plot-lines within the novel that I found somewhat distracting. While they rounded out the novel and provided more substance to Tug's law practice I was so intrigued by the Cookie case that I wanted the focus to stay there! Overall, an enjoyable novel from start to finish. Andy Siegel is someone to watch in the Crime Thriller genre.
Reviewed by Ray Palen for New Mystery Reader
The novel opens with a prologue chapter entitled "The Unfortunate Event". It proceeds to describe a surgical procedure that goes badly wrong. The female patient lying on the table is undergoing neck surgery while the lead surgeon, Dr. McElroy, is humming along to Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven". The head OR Nurse notices the obviously distracted Doctor performing in a careless and sloppy manner that results in his nicking the spinal cord of the patient and causing a leak of spinal fluid.
When the OR Nurse brings her case to the Hospitals' Risk Manager, he and Dr. McElroy brush the incident away as minor as the patient showed no sign of debilitation. Unfortunately, this patient --- a stripper named Claudette "Cookie" Krumke --- does begin to experience serious side effects from her surgery gone wrong that keeps her from earning a living. Her much older boyfriend, a Doctor named Major, has taken over her care that includes rather dangerous and suspicious spinal taps.
Enter our hero, Attorney Tug Wyler. When a friend introduces Tug to this case it appears to be a standard cut and dry case of malpractice. However, nothing in COOKIE'S CASE is quite normal and Tug begins to see that there are far more nefarious things going on behind the scenes and Cookie is a victim in more ways than one.
Tug Wyler is not your typical attorney. He's sort of like the NYC version of Bob Odenkirk's attorney in the AMC series "Better Call Saul". Tug is just as likely to meet a client in a seedy bar or strip joint as he is in his own office. That suits this latest case to a tee as that is the world inhabited by Cookie and her colleagues. Tug realizes he may have bitten off more than he can chew when a strange tough guy threatens him more than once to drop the case. Cookie is in for a large malpractice settlement --- but she is completely unaware that she may also be at the center of a major medical fraud case.
COOKIE'S CASE is never predictable and far from ordinary. There are other characters, cases and plot-lines within the novel that I found somewhat distracting. While they rounded out the novel and provided more substance to Tug's law practice I was so intrigued by the Cookie case that I wanted the focus to stay there! Overall, an enjoyable novel from start to finish. Andy Siegel is someone to watch in the Crime Thriller genre.
Reviewed by Ray Palen for New Mystery Reader
December 28, 2014
Cookie's Case is the second Tug Wyler novel. This book can be read as a stand alone novel. However I can assure you that you need to check out Suzy's Case. I first discovered this author with Suzy's Case. Instantly I became a fan of Mr. Siegel and Tug's.
Tug may not always do things the most orthodox way but he is the people's champ and has heart. This is why I am in his corner cheering him on. So Tug's next clinic may not be a little girl but Cookie still is very personable and has a heart of gold. Plus, she is very dedicated to her profession. I mean how many other strippers do you know that can do a one handed cartwheel while wearing a neck halo. Besides Tug all of the other characters in this book just add to the series. There is laughter also to be found in this book. Example when Tug and his wife are in bed having a serious discussion about Candy Crush. You know you are really in the dog house when your wife turns you down for a "Tuesday Night Hand Job" aka TNHJ sighting the reason is CCHC "Candy Crush Hand Cramp". I can't wait to read the next Tug book.
Warning as there is language used in this book. However it is not used offensively.
Tug may not always do things the most orthodox way but he is the people's champ and has heart. This is why I am in his corner cheering him on. So Tug's next clinic may not be a little girl but Cookie still is very personable and has a heart of gold. Plus, she is very dedicated to her profession. I mean how many other strippers do you know that can do a one handed cartwheel while wearing a neck halo. Besides Tug all of the other characters in this book just add to the series. There is laughter also to be found in this book. Example when Tug and his wife are in bed having a serious discussion about Candy Crush. You know you are really in the dog house when your wife turns you down for a "Tuesday Night Hand Job" aka TNHJ sighting the reason is CCHC "Candy Crush Hand Cramp". I can't wait to read the next Tug book.
Warning as there is language used in this book. However it is not used offensively.
February 10, 2015
I loved, loved, loved this book. I have never read a book with so many quirky characters. And the sarcasm, right up my alley. I mean a wife named Tyler Wyler, stripper doing cartwheels while wearing a neck halo, a kid whose name is Robert Killroy; but he didn't kill Roy he didn't kill no one, a grandma who reminds me of Granny from Beverly Hillbillies and an investigator who thinks sex is the one and only answer. I mean that's just half the crew in this book.
I had times where I would just laugh out loud. It was like Keystone Cops, only they were clients, not cops. I was definitely entertained this afternoon while reading about the life of Tug Wyler. Apparently there was a previous one which I have not read, but I will be correcting that soon.
This was definitely a crazy, laugh out loud book that I definitely recommend. The ending seemed like it was just a cliff dive to just get it over with, but I enjoyed the ride getting there.
Thank you Open Media and Net Galley for providing me with this free e-galley in exchange for an honest review.
I had times where I would just laugh out loud. It was like Keystone Cops, only they were clients, not cops. I was definitely entertained this afternoon while reading about the life of Tug Wyler. Apparently there was a previous one which I have not read, but I will be correcting that soon.
This was definitely a crazy, laugh out loud book that I definitely recommend. The ending seemed like it was just a cliff dive to just get it over with, but I enjoyed the ride getting there.
Thank you Open Media and Net Galley for providing me with this free e-galley in exchange for an honest review.
November 12, 2014
I received this book via NetGalley to give an honest review.
I have found myself enjoying more and more of this genre of books. You have a witty main character who ends up finding himself in trouble just by the case he has ended up picking up.
Tug is a lawyer who takes on the cases of accidents and medical malpractices and when he gets a case that involves a stripper that is when he finds himself in trouble.
Tug also has normal family issues, but his family bothered me to no extend. I am not sure if Tug's wife has always been the way she is or not but I wanted to smack her on more than one occasion. She seems to be very disrespectful to Tug.
Not only that Tug bothered me the way he kept saying his goal in life was to keep his daughter who I am assuming is below ten off the pole. Who says that?
Cookie is a stripper who once had surgery and because of that has ended up wearing a halo. She misses her freedom and wants to dance. And this is the case that Tug takes. But it isn't just a cut and dry case there is something shady going on and Tug plans to uncover it. We get a lot of medical information that I thought was pretty cool, and very descriptive. It seems to me the author did his research.
What Tug ends up figuring out could be too late for him.
Now the other case Tug takes on is Robert Killroy who didn't kill nobody name Roy. I thought it was funny that this character Robert would say that but I understood why. Though it did get a bit bothersome every time it was mentioned when Robert would call Tug.
The way Tug got this case was different, it pretty much fell into his lap. Robert called him collect an unpaid debt that he owes a cleaner. Which I didn't understand why Tug just didn't talk to the owner and let him know he was not going to be him but whatever.
Robert had his foot ran over and has a lot of foot pain, but he doesn't let that stop him from trying to take care of himself because his granny wants him too. And hence a case that Tug takes because he believes that he can win the case and help Robert and his grandmother out.
Some things within the story became repetitive and it really annoyed me to no end and that dropped my rating down. You have this shady character who comes into play and kept saying "seeeeeee." This was just the way that he would take. You have Tug who as I mentioned before repeated I believe three times his goal was to keep his daughter off the pole. This was in reference to Cookie being a stripper.
Robert constantly saying his name was Robert Killroy but he didn't kill nobody named Roy that is just his name.
I did enjoy this book and the character Tug. I will be looking into more of this author's work and more of the Tug Wyler's mysteries if there is any.
I have found myself enjoying more and more of this genre of books. You have a witty main character who ends up finding himself in trouble just by the case he has ended up picking up.
Tug is a lawyer who takes on the cases of accidents and medical malpractices and when he gets a case that involves a stripper that is when he finds himself in trouble.
Tug also has normal family issues, but his family bothered me to no extend. I am not sure if Tug's wife has always been the way she is or not but I wanted to smack her on more than one occasion. She seems to be very disrespectful to Tug.
Not only that Tug bothered me the way he kept saying his goal in life was to keep his daughter who I am assuming is below ten off the pole. Who says that?
Cookie is a stripper who once had surgery and because of that has ended up wearing a halo. She misses her freedom and wants to dance. And this is the case that Tug takes. But it isn't just a cut and dry case there is something shady going on and Tug plans to uncover it. We get a lot of medical information that I thought was pretty cool, and very descriptive. It seems to me the author did his research.
What Tug ends up figuring out could be too late for him.
Now the other case Tug takes on is Robert Killroy who didn't kill nobody name Roy. I thought it was funny that this character Robert would say that but I understood why. Though it did get a bit bothersome every time it was mentioned when Robert would call Tug.
The way Tug got this case was different, it pretty much fell into his lap. Robert called him collect an unpaid debt that he owes a cleaner. Which I didn't understand why Tug just didn't talk to the owner and let him know he was not going to be him but whatever.
Robert had his foot ran over and has a lot of foot pain, but he doesn't let that stop him from trying to take care of himself because his granny wants him too. And hence a case that Tug takes because he believes that he can win the case and help Robert and his grandmother out.
Some things within the story became repetitive and it really annoyed me to no end and that dropped my rating down. You have this shady character who comes into play and kept saying "seeeeeee." This was just the way that he would take. You have Tug who as I mentioned before repeated I believe three times his goal was to keep his daughter off the pole. This was in reference to Cookie being a stripper.
Robert constantly saying his name was Robert Killroy but he didn't kill nobody named Roy that is just his name.
I did enjoy this book and the character Tug. I will be looking into more of this author's work and more of the Tug Wyler's mysteries if there is any.
February 10, 2015
Brilliant!! Had me stumped until last few chapters!
At first, I had no idea why some other cases were introduced into this story, but in the end, they all had meaning & it all came together quite nicely
Cookie's case is about a woman who is a "pole dancer" at a gentlemen's club, who slips on a banana during her act, & breaking cervical bones in her neck.
The book actually begins with her surgery and the surgeon & nurse doing the operation have an argument about how he nicked into her C4 space and him disagreeing & throwing her out on the surgery!
Later we meet Robert & his granny Ethel. Robert has fetal alcohol syndrome but his granny wants him to be independent some day since she suffers from "the cancer". Robert loves spy magazines & he's a debt collector trying to collect a $14.79 debt from injury lawyer Tug Tyler, who refuses to pay the debt since its "the principle". He claims the dry cleaner ruined his $750 suit so he's not paying. Robert, being a bit slow is persistent throughout the book on collecting this debt
Back to Cookie. She's now wearing a halo device to keep her neck straight & has endured 2 other surgeries since the first surgery. Tug Tyler is also her injury lawyer who takes over from a lawyer who had her case for last 3 years & only got $250K for her damages but Tug knows he can get her much more. She requires spinal taps multiple times & doesn't know exactly when she'll need them but she's been living with a retired doctor called Major, who knows how to give her these taps since if she doesn't get them --she could possibly die. So Cookie & Major live together in NYC but they have seperate beds.
Tug pursues her injury claim to the point of getting her a 2 million dollar settlement but then, Cookie signs over the case back to her first lawyer who only got her $250K. Tug is upset over this and now the mystery is unfolding but Tug becomes quite ill. He thinks he's just getting a really bad cold but he drops over unconscious at one point but doesn't wake up in a hospital. Once again he's been a victim during his pursuit of bringing justice to injured clients
I first started putting, or thinking I was figuring things out anyway. I had most right but didn't know how or why but this mystery had me pretty much in the dark until the final few chapters
I'd highly recommend this book if you love a good mystery, medico-legal reads ( the author knows a lot about both areas it appears to me to be able to pull this type story & be believable )
I received a digital copy of this book from Net Galley in return for an honest opinion
At first, I had no idea why some other cases were introduced into this story, but in the end, they all had meaning & it all came together quite nicely
Cookie's case is about a woman who is a "pole dancer" at a gentlemen's club, who slips on a banana during her act, & breaking cervical bones in her neck.
The book actually begins with her surgery and the surgeon & nurse doing the operation have an argument about how he nicked into her C4 space and him disagreeing & throwing her out on the surgery!
Later we meet Robert & his granny Ethel. Robert has fetal alcohol syndrome but his granny wants him to be independent some day since she suffers from "the cancer". Robert loves spy magazines & he's a debt collector trying to collect a $14.79 debt from injury lawyer Tug Tyler, who refuses to pay the debt since its "the principle". He claims the dry cleaner ruined his $750 suit so he's not paying. Robert, being a bit slow is persistent throughout the book on collecting this debt
Back to Cookie. She's now wearing a halo device to keep her neck straight & has endured 2 other surgeries since the first surgery. Tug Tyler is also her injury lawyer who takes over from a lawyer who had her case for last 3 years & only got $250K for her damages but Tug knows he can get her much more. She requires spinal taps multiple times & doesn't know exactly when she'll need them but she's been living with a retired doctor called Major, who knows how to give her these taps since if she doesn't get them --she could possibly die. So Cookie & Major live together in NYC but they have seperate beds.
Tug pursues her injury claim to the point of getting her a 2 million dollar settlement but then, Cookie signs over the case back to her first lawyer who only got her $250K. Tug is upset over this and now the mystery is unfolding but Tug becomes quite ill. He thinks he's just getting a really bad cold but he drops over unconscious at one point but doesn't wake up in a hospital. Once again he's been a victim during his pursuit of bringing justice to injured clients
I first started putting, or thinking I was figuring things out anyway. I had most right but didn't know how or why but this mystery had me pretty much in the dark until the final few chapters
I'd highly recommend this book if you love a good mystery, medico-legal reads ( the author knows a lot about both areas it appears to me to be able to pull this type story & be believable )
I received a digital copy of this book from Net Galley in return for an honest opinion
February 7, 2015
A skillfully written mystery within a mystery, with well-hidden clues. “Cookie’s Case” kept me in anticipation of wanting to know what was transpiring all through the story. It wasn’t just about a random case, it was also involved with mistrust. The excitement kept building and was so immense that I didn’t want to stop reading until the end. You know that little twist of mystery in the plot that’s so cleverly executed?
What just happened? The nurse saw something. What did she see? Will the people believe her or the doctor? Dr. McElroy dismissed her and continued his work. The characters came right into play. There is that one character though that keeps you irritated. The villain. The one that is always harassing the victim or victims.
Something else just popped up. A lawyer is called in. Another piece of the puzzle comes into place. Then we have the other character who seems to touch everyone’s heart. The one you want everyone to help.
The clues start piling up and the story becomes even more twisted, as the lawyer keeps digging for answers. Then something else happens and the lawyer is dismissed. Why? Is he getting to close to solving the problem and someone does not want him to find out what is really going on? The case keeps building up to a wonderful climax that will stay in your mind for a long time. Who did what to whom? Will the victims have to suffer the consequences?
Then there’s Pusska, when she had those little conversations with Tug, the lawyer, her accent was so unique, and I liked her authoritative attitude, because she was the only one working in the office that could get Tug’s attention. It was like I was right there with those characters. I liked Cookie but she seemed readily and shrewdly manipulated; especially when it came to the Major; the one she said who saved her life. She seemed too willing to take things at face value, and not ask questions or think things completely through before she gave an answer. This story really intrigued me.
What just happened? The nurse saw something. What did she see? Will the people believe her or the doctor? Dr. McElroy dismissed her and continued his work. The characters came right into play. There is that one character though that keeps you irritated. The villain. The one that is always harassing the victim or victims.
Something else just popped up. A lawyer is called in. Another piece of the puzzle comes into place. Then we have the other character who seems to touch everyone’s heart. The one you want everyone to help.
The clues start piling up and the story becomes even more twisted, as the lawyer keeps digging for answers. Then something else happens and the lawyer is dismissed. Why? Is he getting to close to solving the problem and someone does not want him to find out what is really going on? The case keeps building up to a wonderful climax that will stay in your mind for a long time. Who did what to whom? Will the victims have to suffer the consequences?
Then there’s Pusska, when she had those little conversations with Tug, the lawyer, her accent was so unique, and I liked her authoritative attitude, because she was the only one working in the office that could get Tug’s attention. It was like I was right there with those characters. I liked Cookie but she seemed readily and shrewdly manipulated; especially when it came to the Major; the one she said who saved her life. She seemed too willing to take things at face value, and not ask questions or think things completely through before she gave an answer. This story really intrigued me.
February 7, 2015
"Cookie" (Claudette Krumke)has had surgery for a nerve compression in her neck. The operation performed was an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Surgeon was one Dr. James McElroy. Cookie now is a dancer at a club called "Jingles". She is loved by all there and has many friends. She loves to talk to her customers and listens intently to their problems. She's a friend, therapist and a shoulder to cry on when needed. She is number 1 in the eyes of her public.
She has sued for compensation and has a lawyer that works out of his basement. She is his 5th case. Tug Wyler, a trial lawyer, caught her act one night at Jingles. She was still wearing a halo to hold her neck in place after the surgery. She even did cartwheels. WOW!
The owner, Dr. Mack, had Tug in for a night of relaxation and conversation. He got around to telling him the story of how Cookie came to have her accident: she fell on a banana peel during one of her acts in which she used a banana. Cookie had stopped by the table to converse with the gentlemen and Tug got interested in her case and said he could probably get her more compensation than her lawyer she has now. She said she would have to talk with the Major about this and would get back to him.
Cookie lives with the Major. He takes care of her needs. It seems the Major had recommended the surgeon and the lawyer to her. Tug, looking into the surgery and other aspects of the injury, has discovered that the Major isn't quite up to par.
How does Tug Wyler solve this mystery? Will Cookie be free of her halo and the Major? Apparently she feels that she hasn't been free for a long time.
I won this book through the Goodreads Giveaway. It is a good read and a great mystery.
She has sued for compensation and has a lawyer that works out of his basement. She is his 5th case. Tug Wyler, a trial lawyer, caught her act one night at Jingles. She was still wearing a halo to hold her neck in place after the surgery. She even did cartwheels. WOW!
The owner, Dr. Mack, had Tug in for a night of relaxation and conversation. He got around to telling him the story of how Cookie came to have her accident: she fell on a banana peel during one of her acts in which she used a banana. Cookie had stopped by the table to converse with the gentlemen and Tug got interested in her case and said he could probably get her more compensation than her lawyer she has now. She said she would have to talk with the Major about this and would get back to him.
Cookie lives with the Major. He takes care of her needs. It seems the Major had recommended the surgeon and the lawyer to her. Tug, looking into the surgery and other aspects of the injury, has discovered that the Major isn't quite up to par.
How does Tug Wyler solve this mystery? Will Cookie be free of her halo and the Major? Apparently she feels that she hasn't been free for a long time.
I won this book through the Goodreads Giveaway. It is a good read and a great mystery.
November 12, 2014
What I liked about Tug Wyler and Cookie's Case was the insight that an injury lawyer can bring to the story. It was definitely different that other mysteries (if you can really call this book a mystery). I enjoyed reading about the discussions between lawyers, judges, and even doctors on the matters of Cookie's case. Some may not enjoy technical jargon, but Siegal does a nice job of using just enough to make the point without going overboard.
The characters throughout the story felt very stereotypical to me. Eastern Europeans, Robert and his grandma, even Wyler Tyler his wife. Each character felt one dimensional.
Without spoiling anything, the ending was disappointing for me. Not only did it feel like it happened so fast, the "mystery" was fairly apparent aside from details that arise just before the climax. I also was confused about how Tug handles that, and why he would make the decision that he made.
A quick read, interesting storyline, but nothing groundbreaking...just like my review.
The characters throughout the story felt very stereotypical to me. Eastern Europeans, Robert and his grandma, even Wyler Tyler his wife. Each character felt one dimensional.
Without spoiling anything, the ending was disappointing for me. Not only did it feel like it happened so fast, the "mystery" was fairly apparent aside from details that arise just before the climax. I also was confused about how Tug handles that, and why he would make the decision that he made.
A quick read, interesting storyline, but nothing groundbreaking...just like my review.
March 10, 2015
This book finds lawyer Tug Wyler defending himself against a former client. Next up for him is a new client Cookie who works in strip club and has injury due to spinal surgery. Also Tug meets Robert Killroy who is a mentally ill young man who had a car accident and lives with his Grandmother who is trying to get her grandson justice he needs.
The bigger issue in this book is Cookie and what she needs and whether she will ever get justice for what happened to her. It seems the deeper Tug digs into this case the more confused he's getting. Just who had the most to gain from Cookie's Case?
This book had everything from a candy crush junkie of a wife, to children changing their names to Dirk and Summer, to one of her clients trying to collect on a dry-cleaning bill. Which seems to be the running gag and reminds me of Better Off Dead where the paperboy is always trying to collect his $2.00.
I can't wait to see what this author has next in his Tug Wyler series!
The bigger issue in this book is Cookie and what she needs and whether she will ever get justice for what happened to her. It seems the deeper Tug digs into this case the more confused he's getting. Just who had the most to gain from Cookie's Case?
This book had everything from a candy crush junkie of a wife, to children changing their names to Dirk and Summer, to one of her clients trying to collect on a dry-cleaning bill. Which seems to be the running gag and reminds me of Better Off Dead where the paperboy is always trying to collect his $2.00.
I can't wait to see what this author has next in his Tug Wyler series!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 10, 2015
REVIEW: COOKIE' S CASE by Andy Siegel
A really odd--bizarre--medical case elicits the attention, at a chance meeting in an exotic club three years later, of two malpractice/personal injury attorneys, and an unjustly barred neurologist. The "victim," a dancer who really does possess the proverbial "heart of gold," has been triple damaged: incompetent surgeon, incompetent lawyer, deceptive boyfriend: a real trinity of narcissistic nastiness. Start the story and immediately find yourself engrossed.
A really odd--bizarre--medical case elicits the attention, at a chance meeting in an exotic club three years later, of two malpractice/personal injury attorneys, and an unjustly barred neurologist. The "victim," a dancer who really does possess the proverbial "heart of gold," has been triple damaged: incompetent surgeon, incompetent lawyer, deceptive boyfriend: a real trinity of narcissistic nastiness. Start the story and immediately find yourself engrossed.
November 30, 2014
A very entertaining story with colorful characters and a decent plot. Tug Wyler is an unusual lawyer, with even more unusual clients and friends. He also has a precocious daughter and a wife, Tyler Wyler, from Hell. Everything works together well, and the net result is an amusing story that is fun to read and doesn't make any big demands on the reader.
January 9, 2015
A light hearted story with entertaining characters. Not the mystery I was expecting but still enjoyed reading this book. I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
January 23, 2015
Great read! I raced through the book. Laugh out loud funny in parts.
January 25, 2015
Well done sophomore effort as personal injury lawyer Tug Wyler takes over a medical malpractice case for a stripper. Filled with interesting odd ball characters.
January 26, 2015
Loved the humor, detailed insights, drama, weird characters. Overall it was brilliant writing.
September 22, 2023
The Best Books Nobody’s Heard Of
At least, none of my friends have heard of Andy Siegel and his legal mysteries, but the three I’ve read so far are terrific. Why isn’t this guy on every bestseller list there is? The hero, Tug Wyler, is a likable and not too goody goody personal injury lawyer with a record of getting big wins for people who’ve truly been damaged by others’ actions. He’s funny and the cases unfold tightly and understandably, with a mix of suspense and plot twists that truly surprise. I think the reason these books aren’t in every grocery store or airport kiosk is their generic titles and lack of a big-name publisher. But I’m a fan, and I hope there’s an Andy Siegel (and Tug Wyler) fan club out there that I just haven’t heard of. They’re that good.
At least, none of my friends have heard of Andy Siegel and his legal mysteries, but the three I’ve read so far are terrific. Why isn’t this guy on every bestseller list there is? The hero, Tug Wyler, is a likable and not too goody goody personal injury lawyer with a record of getting big wins for people who’ve truly been damaged by others’ actions. He’s funny and the cases unfold tightly and understandably, with a mix of suspense and plot twists that truly surprise. I think the reason these books aren’t in every grocery store or airport kiosk is their generic titles and lack of a big-name publisher. But I’m a fan, and I hope there’s an Andy Siegel (and Tug Wyler) fan club out there that I just haven’t heard of. They’re that good.
October 19, 2018
Good read
I liked Suzy's case better. I think its because I know Tug now and I like him and I think he needs to clean his house. I agree with his mom and, going one step further, I think that there are better, and more polite, legal assistants out there. I will check out the next book.
I liked Suzy's case better. I think its because I know Tug now and I like him and I think he needs to clean his house. I agree with his mom and, going one step further, I think that there are better, and more polite, legal assistants out there. I will check out the next book.
February 17, 2015
Posted first to Blog Critics as Book Review: 'Cookie's Case,' A Tug Wyler Mystery by Andy Siegel.
Many things bring people together, common goals, interests and attraction. However sometimes it is basic need that is the culprit. Need is not the greatest of ties for when need dissipates so does the attachment in many cases.
Tug Wyler returns in Andy Siegel’s, Cookie’s Case. With Tug’s background in getting his clients insurance settlements he is intrigued when he meets Cookie, a young dancer that wears a metal head brace. The fact that she is still dancing disturbs him and yet, it seems to be a part of who she is. Her beauty and grace, especially with such an unattractive device attached is amazing and he finds himself a bit smitten.
When he is introduced to her friend, an elderly Doctor, he finds the relationship a bit odd. The Doctor provides a medical procedure called a spinal tap to help her with pain, and the symbiotic relationship seems to work for them in a strange and unnatural way. When he discovers a conflict of interest with her attorney, her boyfriend, and the doctor and hospital where her surgery was done he offers to take over the case. He has no idea of the depths of cover-up he is soon to be involved with.
There is something that worries him about the case, and as his investigation begins in earnest, he begins to untangle a web of deceit full of holes. Yet even as he finds evidence of possible neglect during surgery, even his own specialists have doubts, for all the evidence points in conflicting direction. Can he get his client the money to help her regain her prior life, before she hurts herself any further?
When he is fired from the case it only tweaks his curiosity further. What nerve has he touched and how can he save his client from her on decisions. He knows there is more to what is going on in her life, and many of the leads seem to tie to her protector. Can he find the answers before it is too late. L
Siegel’s characters are a great mix of needy and diabolical. His protagonist in the form of Tug Wyler is a fun and energetic man, always looking out for the money, but hiding a heart that is not necessarily in his best interests. He really cares about his clients, and is like a bulldog when he gets hold of a case.
Cookie is a fun and brave character, and her protector is just a bit creepy, but it is hard to decipher why he creates that feeling for he has nothing but care for Cookie. To create that type of character and to have you questioning yourself takes skill.
If you enjoy a fun and slightly bizarre mystery you will find Tug Wyler the guy to follow. His investigations are both interesting and often funny, but he delivers the goods. The medical drama is also well written and you will find yourself immersed in a strange and fascinating story of need.
This would be a great book for a reading group or book club with lots of questions and decisions that would keep the dialogue going for some time.
Many things bring people together, common goals, interests and attraction. However sometimes it is basic need that is the culprit. Need is not the greatest of ties for when need dissipates so does the attachment in many cases.
Tug Wyler returns in Andy Siegel’s, Cookie’s Case. With Tug’s background in getting his clients insurance settlements he is intrigued when he meets Cookie, a young dancer that wears a metal head brace. The fact that she is still dancing disturbs him and yet, it seems to be a part of who she is. Her beauty and grace, especially with such an unattractive device attached is amazing and he finds himself a bit smitten.
When he is introduced to her friend, an elderly Doctor, he finds the relationship a bit odd. The Doctor provides a medical procedure called a spinal tap to help her with pain, and the symbiotic relationship seems to work for them in a strange and unnatural way. When he discovers a conflict of interest with her attorney, her boyfriend, and the doctor and hospital where her surgery was done he offers to take over the case. He has no idea of the depths of cover-up he is soon to be involved with.
There is something that worries him about the case, and as his investigation begins in earnest, he begins to untangle a web of deceit full of holes. Yet even as he finds evidence of possible neglect during surgery, even his own specialists have doubts, for all the evidence points in conflicting direction. Can he get his client the money to help her regain her prior life, before she hurts herself any further?
When he is fired from the case it only tweaks his curiosity further. What nerve has he touched and how can he save his client from her on decisions. He knows there is more to what is going on in her life, and many of the leads seem to tie to her protector. Can he find the answers before it is too late. L
Siegel’s characters are a great mix of needy and diabolical. His protagonist in the form of Tug Wyler is a fun and energetic man, always looking out for the money, but hiding a heart that is not necessarily in his best interests. He really cares about his clients, and is like a bulldog when he gets hold of a case.
Cookie is a fun and brave character, and her protector is just a bit creepy, but it is hard to decipher why he creates that feeling for he has nothing but care for Cookie. To create that type of character and to have you questioning yourself takes skill.
If you enjoy a fun and slightly bizarre mystery you will find Tug Wyler the guy to follow. His investigations are both interesting and often funny, but he delivers the goods. The medical drama is also well written and you will find yourself immersed in a strange and fascinating story of need.
This would be a great book for a reading group or book club with lots of questions and decisions that would keep the dialogue going for some time.
April 19, 2015
I got this book for three reasons: it was a dollar, we need books to use for our wedding centerpieces, and my family name is this guy's last name so HOLLA.
By page 30, I wanted to bash the shit out of the main character, the author, and the author's ancestors even if it turns out that they are MY ancestors, too. There is such a thing as trying too hard to show how cool and how not-an-asshole you are. And that thing is this book.
I will admit that I had reservations when I saw that the opening scene took place in a strip club. I suspected that a) there would be comments about how men really need strippers ha ha ha strippers save marriages wheee! and b) strippers are really empowered by shaking their bare asses in front of strange men, seriously more empowering than when, say, I earned a doctorate in 2.5 years. Way more empowering, so they (read: men) say.
And SURE ENOUGH, both of those things were there! So that set my teeth grinding. And then we had to have the wife who (of course) left her career as an attorney because that's what we girls do! Please use this an excuse to pay us less. And then the thing with the daughter...I think the author was trying to be funny, but he failed. The dialogue and interactions just weren't cute or amusing...they were weird.
So I stopped reading the book. My blood pressure just wouldn't settle down. I'm okay now, thanks. I miss my dollar that I spent, though, and I'm sad that I still need more books for our wedding centerpieces.
By page 30, I wanted to bash the shit out of the main character, the author, and the author's ancestors even if it turns out that they are MY ancestors, too. There is such a thing as trying too hard to show how cool and how not-an-asshole you are. And that thing is this book.
I will admit that I had reservations when I saw that the opening scene took place in a strip club. I suspected that a) there would be comments about how men really need strippers ha ha ha strippers save marriages wheee! and b) strippers are really empowered by shaking their bare asses in front of strange men, seriously more empowering than when, say, I earned a doctorate in 2.5 years. Way more empowering, so they (read: men) say.
And SURE ENOUGH, both of those things were there! So that set my teeth grinding. And then we had to have the wife who (of course) left her career as an attorney because that's what we girls do! Please use this an excuse to pay us less. And then the thing with the daughter...I think the author was trying to be funny, but he failed. The dialogue and interactions just weren't cute or amusing...they were weird.
So I stopped reading the book. My blood pressure just wouldn't settle down. I'm okay now, thanks. I miss my dollar that I spent, though, and I'm sad that I still need more books for our wedding centerpieces.
November 9, 2014
Tug Wyler is a personal injury attorney specializing in medical malpractice, located in New York City. Cookie is a dancer at Jingles Dance Bonanza club and her regulars love her. When Tug first meets Cookie she’s making her first appearance at the club in a long time since hurting herself when she slipped on a banana peel during her act. Don’t ask, just read the book if you want to know. Now Cookie’s back dancing but wearing a medical halo…..surely that combination can’t be good for her. She’s also about to settle her medical damages suit for a ridiculously low amount of money. Tug Wyler to the rescue!
I was expecting to read a mystery novel and what I got was a novel showing the ins and outs of medical malpractice law with some mystery thrown in. Actually the malpractice part was interesting since it had such a realistic feeling to it because this author is writing about his actual profession. Now what I had to do was try to find some sympathy for the characters. With the exception of a smidgen of warmth for Cookie, everybody else in that case left me pretty much cold. There is a secondary story running through the novel and Robert and Ethel definitely constituted my favorite parts of the book. This is the second book in this series and it did not pique my interest enough to make me seek out the first book to read. Maybe just not my style of mystery or writing or both.
I received an ARC of this novel through NetGalley.
I was expecting to read a mystery novel and what I got was a novel showing the ins and outs of medical malpractice law with some mystery thrown in. Actually the malpractice part was interesting since it had such a realistic feeling to it because this author is writing about his actual profession. Now what I had to do was try to find some sympathy for the characters. With the exception of a smidgen of warmth for Cookie, everybody else in that case left me pretty much cold. There is a secondary story running through the novel and Robert and Ethel definitely constituted my favorite parts of the book. This is the second book in this series and it did not pique my interest enough to make me seek out the first book to read. Maybe just not my style of mystery or writing or both.
I received an ARC of this novel through NetGalley.
February 12, 2015
Cookie's Case- A Tug Wyler Mystery, by Andy Siegel, is a witty and fun to read novel. Tug Wyler is a personal injury lawyer with a good heart. He is committed to his clients whether they can or cannot pay for his services. Unexpectedly, he meets Cookie who is an exotic dancer with a complex medical condition. Her medical condition is not the only thing complicating her life. She agrees to hire Tug to represent her in a law suit which eventually takes a bizarre twist. Tug also takes a pro bono case on the behalf of Robert, who was struck by a van. Their initial meeting was as the result of unusual circumstances. Robert is trying to collect a debt that Tug's dry cleaner insists he owes.. Even though Tug flatly refuses to pay the bill, this doesn't stand in the way of their professional relationship. Tug's family isn't exactly conventional. Two of his children insist on changing their first names and his wife decides to do the same. His sick mother uses him to escape from the hospital. Even with all this going on in his life, Tug soldiers on.
The author is a gifted story teller. He has created a large cast of fascinating characters and their stories come together perfectly. The result is a great read !
I received this book free of charge through Net Galley and I give this review of my own free will.
The author is a gifted story teller. He has created a large cast of fascinating characters and their stories come together perfectly. The result is a great read !
I received this book free of charge through Net Galley and I give this review of my own free will.
December 5, 2023
Cookie’s Case (Tug Wyler Mysteries Book 2) by Andy Siegel
278 Pages
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Medical
In the prologue, a doctor is performing spinal surgery on a patient. He makes a nick in a cervical vertebra. The nurse points it out to him, but he is not concerned.
Cookie is a young exotic dancer. She has back and neck pain and is in a brace to stabilize her neck. Major, her live in lover is an older man. He must do spinal taps on Cookie weekly to manage her pain. Tug Wyler is an attorney who takes Cookie’s case. Unrelated to this case, he begins getting calls from Robert Killroy, a mentally challenged young man. Robert is a bill collector and is trying to collect $14 for dry cleaning services. As Tug listens to Robert’s story about being hit by a truck he realizes there is a legal case for Robert. After visiting Cookie in her apartment, Tug develops a bad cold, and it quickly escalates to something worse.
The story is fast paced, the characters are developed, and it is written in the first-person point of view. I love quirky characters and Robert is one for the books. Tug is flawed and is being pulled in so many directions. If you enjoy mysteries with some medical issues, you will like this book.
278 Pages
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Medical
In the prologue, a doctor is performing spinal surgery on a patient. He makes a nick in a cervical vertebra. The nurse points it out to him, but he is not concerned.
Cookie is a young exotic dancer. She has back and neck pain and is in a brace to stabilize her neck. Major, her live in lover is an older man. He must do spinal taps on Cookie weekly to manage her pain. Tug Wyler is an attorney who takes Cookie’s case. Unrelated to this case, he begins getting calls from Robert Killroy, a mentally challenged young man. Robert is a bill collector and is trying to collect $14 for dry cleaning services. As Tug listens to Robert’s story about being hit by a truck he realizes there is a legal case for Robert. After visiting Cookie in her apartment, Tug develops a bad cold, and it quickly escalates to something worse.
The story is fast paced, the characters are developed, and it is written in the first-person point of view. I love quirky characters and Robert is one for the books. Tug is flawed and is being pulled in so many directions. If you enjoy mysteries with some medical issues, you will like this book.
March 9, 2015
I like my fiction relatively realistic, or at least with characters I can identify with.This book is filled with quirky characters, and my immediate reaction was not good. The farther I got into this book, the more I had to revise my prejudices.
Tug Wyler is a personal injury and medical malpractice attorney, who has a weird family, and more than one bizarre set of clients. Tug Wyler's personality is what makes this book so enjoyable. My favorite case in this book is the pro bono case he takes on while working on Cookie's case. Robert is a mentally disabled man living with his grandmother, who is concerned that he learn a trade and be able to support himself when she is gone. Tug is interested in representing Robert on a case related to a car accident which injured his ankle.
This book is humorous and that kind of mystery doesn't appeal to me and most of the humor just passes me by. Nevertheless, I am glad I got the opportunity to read Cookie's Case. There is more depth to the story than I expected, and a couple of twists at the end.
Longer review here: http://bitterteaandmystery.blogspot.c...
Tug Wyler is a personal injury and medical malpractice attorney, who has a weird family, and more than one bizarre set of clients. Tug Wyler's personality is what makes this book so enjoyable. My favorite case in this book is the pro bono case he takes on while working on Cookie's case. Robert is a mentally disabled man living with his grandmother, who is concerned that he learn a trade and be able to support himself when she is gone. Tug is interested in representing Robert on a case related to a car accident which injured his ankle.
This book is humorous and that kind of mystery doesn't appeal to me and most of the humor just passes me by. Nevertheless, I am glad I got the opportunity to read Cookie's Case. There is more depth to the story than I expected, and a couple of twists at the end.
Longer review here: http://bitterteaandmystery.blogspot.c...
November 30, 2014
COOKIE’S CASE is the second book out by Andy Siegel featuring Tug Wyler and published by Mysterious Press. It is supposed to be a mystery story but it isn’t that so much as a legal “thriller” but without many thrills.
The Cookie of the title is an exotic dancer who was injured at work and is saved from making a grievous mistake in settling her lawsuit too early for a pittance of what it is worth. Enter Tug Wyler, feisty trial lawyer to the rescue.
The legal portions of the story ring true and have some good content to them, but the rest of the tale left me dry. The characters seem cookie-cutter designed, the dialogue is flat in many places, there didn’t appear to be a sympathetic character in the entire cast and as a result I didn’t find this story very interesting.
It was a nice try on the author’s part, and the slant of the story (litigation) did offer great possibilities, the subplot did resonate to a degree, but you just can’t win every time.
I won this book through Goodreads
The Cookie of the title is an exotic dancer who was injured at work and is saved from making a grievous mistake in settling her lawsuit too early for a pittance of what it is worth. Enter Tug Wyler, feisty trial lawyer to the rescue.
The legal portions of the story ring true and have some good content to them, but the rest of the tale left me dry. The characters seem cookie-cutter designed, the dialogue is flat in many places, there didn’t appear to be a sympathetic character in the entire cast and as a result I didn’t find this story very interesting.
It was a nice try on the author’s part, and the slant of the story (litigation) did offer great possibilities, the subplot did resonate to a degree, but you just can’t win every time.
I won this book through Goodreads
March 25, 2015
My Thoughts:
When I first started reading Cookie's Case, I thought, "oh boy, typical cheesy mystery novel." It had all the elements of cheesy: lawyers, stripper, old man/young girl dating, and rhyming names. Siegel hooked me right away though. Even with the cheesy elements, this is a damn good novel. I would read a light and breazy page then wham get hit with medical terminology and descriptions that made me gasp at the intelligence. I know next to nothing about medical anything so I had to reread some parts twice to fully comprehend what was happening. I learned a lot and loved it. Medicalness aside (yes I created a new word), the storyline was great. I like the intertwining of his multiple cases. I also liked the funny straightforwardness of the main character. He said stuff how you would like to speak but usually only think in your head. Now I do want to read the first book in the series. That's a good sign.
When I first started reading Cookie's Case, I thought, "oh boy, typical cheesy mystery novel." It had all the elements of cheesy: lawyers, stripper, old man/young girl dating, and rhyming names. Siegel hooked me right away though. Even with the cheesy elements, this is a damn good novel. I would read a light and breazy page then wham get hit with medical terminology and descriptions that made me gasp at the intelligence. I know next to nothing about medical anything so I had to reread some parts twice to fully comprehend what was happening. I learned a lot and loved it. Medicalness aside (yes I created a new word), the storyline was great. I like the intertwining of his multiple cases. I also liked the funny straightforwardness of the main character. He said stuff how you would like to speak but usually only think in your head. Now I do want to read the first book in the series. That's a good sign.
December 26, 2014
The book is readable and it has both strength's and weaknesses. The primary mystery(a malpractice case involving Cookie the exotic dancer) I liked. Furthermore, the legal and malpractice aspects of the novel came across as being somewhat realistic given that the author is an attorney.
However, I did not like the second case about a retarded boy who get hit by a driver. I did not fully understand the case.
The author tries to put a lot of humor in the book which seemed to me to be forced and contrived. However, I did enjoy the humor about the main lawyer's wife, Tyler Wyler who is a very competitive person.
The main character is a rich malpractice attorney with a heart of gold. I found it hard to believe that a medical malpractice lawyer can be rich without doing some ambulance chasing.
However, I did not like the second case about a retarded boy who get hit by a driver. I did not fully understand the case.
The author tries to put a lot of humor in the book which seemed to me to be forced and contrived. However, I did enjoy the humor about the main lawyer's wife, Tyler Wyler who is a very competitive person.
The main character is a rich malpractice attorney with a heart of gold. I found it hard to believe that a medical malpractice lawyer can be rich without doing some ambulance chasing.
April 12, 2015
I thought the book, Cookie's Case, by Andy Siegel was really good. It certainly has some very interesting characters in it. For example, there's Cookie, the exotic dancer, that slipped on a banana peel while performing her act and injured her spine. She has to have an operation and her surgeon screws up her surgery. There's Robert and his granny. Robert is injured when riding his bike and he has a job to help out his granny. He certainly takes his debt collection job very seriously. And Tug Wyler, the lawyer, that is trying to help them both get the money they deserve, from the insurance companies. All in all, a very interesting read.
February 4, 2015
Tug Wyler is a lawyer that you probably wouldn't retain if you had a choice. Nevertheless he ends up as the on-again off-again lawyer for Cookie, a beautiful stripper wearing a neck and head brace due to a medical "mistake" and tussles with helping Robert, a mentally challenged young man who pursues Tug for not paying a bill that Tug owes. Interesting off-beat characters populate this book.
June 3, 2015
Andy does it again! I read this when it first came out, but never got to write my comments. Tug is a character that leaves you wanting to know more. Thoroughly enjoyed the quirky characters that Andy peppers his books with and loved the plot too! I recommend his first book, Suzy's Case and this one to everyone! Now...the only comment left...when is the next one!! Keep them coming Andy!
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