In Double Jeopardy

by Andrew Neiderman

Warned that she might have trouble dating after her only sister is brutally murdered by her brother-in-law, who supposedly was executed for the crime, Elaines refuses to succumb to her paranoia, until she is unsettled by the advances of a man with eerily familiar mannerisms

Genres: Thriller, Suspense

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 1998

About the author

Andrew Neiderman is the author of over 44 thrillers, including six of which have been translated onto film, including the big hit, 'The Devil's Advocate', a story in which he also wrote a libretto for the music-stage adaptation. One of his novels, Tender Loving Care, has been adapted into a CD-Rom interactive movie.

Andrew Neiderman became the ghostwriter for V.C. Andrews following her death in 1986. He was the screenwriter for Rain, a film based on a series of books under Andrews name. Between the novels written under her name and his own, he has published over 100 novels.

Reviews

[Adam Wilson · Rating 2 out of 5]

All right. This time I think I learned my lesson, at least for a while. Since the Neiderproblems keep stacking up and I am getting Neiderannoyed with them, I am taking a Neiderbreak. I know, very annoying, but In Double Jeopardy shows us the true meaning of annoying. It takes that particular emotion, strips away all of its masks and disguises and then drops it in our laps and says "here, can you take care of my annoying under-developed, stupid, doomed from the word go child for a few hours?" Well, I tried to take care of it and it was about as fun as eating dog food, and not that rich, spoiled dog's food either.
This book does a lot of things I hate. It does one of those things about a third through which is to suddenly switch to another story which seems to be unconnected until later. This isn't handled well at all because it kills the momentum of the story and believe me, that is like stomping on someone's fingers while they are hanging off a five-thousand foot cliff. The story falls, explodes into shards of dullness with bright flashes of interest remaining to drag you through the wreckage. The ending is also predictable and makes the entire thing a wasted effort in my opinion. I mean, the book was doomed to fail from the moment Neiderman thought up this ridiculous plot. Maybe, just maybe, it could have been raised a little better and turned out to be just an average novel, but sadly, it was not. I respect Neiderman a hell of a lot and I am not bashing the author himself here although I am comparing some of his work to neglected children. The man is a busy author and has V C Andrews to worry about on top of these books. I have just read enough of his solo work to know when he is putting in all the effort or not and the majority of what I have read feels neglected in some way or other.

[Amanda Gibson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Elaine is a shy medical student whose only sister was just brutally murdered by her husband Dirk. Even after Dirk was set to trial and convicted Elaine has a hard time socializing with people. Dirk's trial contained numerous media attention and his father tried numerous things in order to persuade the jury. This book demonstrates a great example of the way trials are ran and shows how many loop-holes there can be. I think that students will be engaged in this book through out the entire reading and will better understand the process of trials and jury selection