The Letter of the Law

Casey Jordan #1

by Tim Green

Young Texas attorney Casey Jordan is hired by law school professor Eric Lipton after the father of one of his students, who is brutally murdered, accuses Lipton of killing his daughter. Lipton maintains his innocence throughout the trial. Just as the jury finds him "not guilty," Lipton whispers a confession in Casey's ear. Now, Casey must decide to either protect her client, or join forces with an obsessed father who demands justice.

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Legal Thriller, Thriller, Legal, Suspense, Adult

320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 5, 2000

About the author

Tim Green, for many years a star defensive end with the Atlanta Falcons, is a man of many talents. He's the author of such gripping books for adults as the New York Times bestselling The Dark Side of the Game and a dozen suspense novels, including Exact Revenge and Kingdom Come. Tim graduated covaledictorian from Syracuse University and was a first-round NFL draft pick. He later earned his law degree with honors. Tim has worked as an NFL analyst for FOX Sports and as an NFL commentator for National Public Radio, among other broadcast experience. He lives with his wife, Illyssa, and their five children in upstate New York. Football Genius is his first novel for young readers. For more updates, visit www.facebook.com/authortimgreen

Reviews

[Ismoil Sadullozoda]

This novel is something between romance and detective. There are a serial killer, a law attorney who at first saves him from imprisonment, a police detective, and the father of one of the victims of that serial killer. Although the writing is engaging and smooth, there is not too much mystery in this story. But some details of the legal practice are interesting. For example the court process and how the attorney (Casey Jordan) presents the case and evidence to the jury.

[Sue]

I got this from a free library when on vacation. I read the whole thing, admittedly zipping through parts toward the end, just to see how it ended. Poorly written. Poorly edited. Often, I took offense at his descriptions of women. Maybe it's a book for men. Or maybe its incredibly dated. Either way, I won't be reading anything by this author in the future.

[Season]

DNF, horrible book. In most stories you at least like or understand the main characters and why they do what they do, but in this book, the only person I remotely liked was Bollinger. Everyone else was spoiled, snotty, privileged, and just plan annoying. I could not stand Casey. Thought she deserved a nice slap across the face among other things.

I could read any more after her supposedly riveting opening statement of the trial. What a horrible character and she wasn't even the bad person. WOW.

[Donna Pfeiffer]

The murder in this novel was extremely sadistic but the development of the plot made for an intriguing murder mystery. The manipulation that a lawyer can use to win a case is unsettling. This renown lawyer made a victim of the murder into an alternate guilty perpetrator which was not to her advantage.

[Alton Motobu]

Not as bad as some of the reviewers have posted - give it 3 and a half stars - I agree that the major characters are not likeable, especially Casey, but she redeems herself at the very end. The fact that the author has evoked such strong reactions from his readers may be exactly what he intended. The bumbling FBI agent, James Unger, is interesting and future escapades should be considered. However, if you like this genre, Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series is a better option.

[Patsy]

Young Texas attorney Casey Jordan is hired by law school professor Eric Lipton after the father of one of his students, who is brutally murdered, accuses Lipton of killing his daughter. Lipton maintains his innocence throughout the trial. Just as the jury finds him "not guilty," Lipton whispers a confession in Casey's ear. Now, Casey must decide to either protect her client, or join forces with an obsessed father who demands justice.

[Terry]

Novels about deranged serial killers are not my cup of tea; plus, its hard to bring them to a profound insights because the heinous crimes speak for themselves. I have a concern about anyone who writes and explores this form of fiction that reaches into the mind of such evil. Won't be on the party invites list.

[Danai]

3.5
It was a decent criminal/law book with a deranged serial killer at the center of the twisted plot. I really disliked Casey for the first half of the book, but she does show some character growth. Some of the plot was a bit... not unrealistic but just felt a bit too forced to make the pieces fit. Overall though, the author has a good writing style and I enjoyed it from that aspect.

[Jeff Brateman]

Meh. I found this on my dad's shelf and read out of boredom. Not the worst thing, but not the best ever. The characters were not complex, the ending predictable, and left me with a pretty unsatisfied feeling. I recommend Grisham over this.

[Cathy]

I think I have found a new favorite author. I love Tom Green’s books as much as I love Tess Gerritsen‘a books. Suspenseful to the point I don’t want to put them down. Can’t wait to read the next one in the Casey Jordan series.

[Susan Dennis]

Defense Attorney, Casey Jordan takes on the defense of her respected law professor who is accused of the brutal murder of a young girl. This turns ugly fast. I hadn't read Tim Green before, I will now go find his others.

[Angela]

A young lawyer gets her ex-law professor off for a murder he actually committed. This serial killer then goes after her. She is helped by the victim's father whom she accused, and the detective from the case
EXCELLENT

[Kate Friedl]

Picked this up from a Little Free Library. It is a pretty quick read, but a bit fantastical. It involves detectives, criminals and lawyers, so pretty standard in that way. The intrigue is a stretch in too many directions, though. I’ll probably pass on other books by this author.

[Brian O'Leary]

Outstanding book, loved everything about it, highly recommended

[Kathy Gilliland]

Started off a little slow but got better.

[Lori DuSell]

Awesome read

This was the first book I have read by Tim Green, but won't be the last!
It was fast reading, interesting.....I loved it!

[Larry C.]

Love the way Tim Green writes- great storyteller-

[Tomi]

There wasn’t a single person in this book that I liked. I found myself hoping the bad guy would take out Casey Jordan.

[Connie]

Close to a 4.

[Nicole Yap]

Suspenseful

[Marsha Vance]

I couldn't put it down , wow what a thriller

[Crystal]

I felt like some parts of the book were a bit slow moving but it wasn’t slow enough to make me lose interest. I love how Casey was celebratory in serving Taylor divorce papers. He deserved it!

[Luc]

Really enjoyed this!

[Janet]

I ended up really enjoying this book. I didn't think I would. It was hard to get into at first, but it got better.

[Vicki]

A good fast read, nothing deep.

[Victor A. Chaungwe Jr]

A very exciting legal thriller from an author I had never heard of until I picked the book.

[Joellen]

Excellent story that was suspenseful, without being too graphic or evil.

[Avard MacPhee]

My evaluation of this book is higher than most who rated it. The exceptional defense lawyer who gets her client off and regrets the fact she did. 4.1 Stars

[Robin]

Strong characters, action, interesting plot

[Manda]

3.5
It definitely kept me reading… it’s a little jarring. Just skipped through those bits.