Confirming Justice

by Diane Munson, David Munson

Followup to bestselling Facing Justice. In Confirming Justice, an Indian tribe demands justice from a Federal judge in a bribery case that could reach the White House. The son of the Secretary of Interior is charged with taking money from the tribe to influence his father. When the star witness suddenly disappears the FBI is called in setting in motion events which could topple the President's Supreme Court nominee. The Munsons unravel the mysteries of Washington as only insiders can.

Genres: Christian Fiction

344 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2006

About the author

Diane Munson, an attorney of more than twenty-five years, developed a love for writing when she was a young child and experienced a major twist of genres. She transitioned from writing briefs for judges to writing inspiring fiction for readers. She served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C. in the U.S. Department of Justice, where she argued cases before juries and judges. Prior to being a federal prosecutor, she was appointed by Attorney General Edwin Meese III as an official in the U.S. Department of Justice. Diane enjoyed working with Congress and the White House on policy issues. More recently, she has flown solo in a law practice specializing in mediation, family law, and representing children and parents in neglect and abuse cases. As a lawyer, she has written book reviews and articles for the Christian Legal Society of which she is a former National Board member. She is also a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers.

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

In "Confirming Justice" by wife-husband authors Diane & David Munson, who use their professional law enforcement and legal experience, create realistic crime fiction. Just like in the their first book a significant Christian imprint appears throughout the book in numerous character's story arcs.

Unlike the author's first book, there is no central plot in "Confirming Justice" instead they intermingle two strong story arcs that from time-to-time merged briefly before once again separating before coming together to achieve a climax. The two main characters in the book were both secondary characters introduced in the previous book, Judge Dwight Pendergast and FBI agent Griff Topping. Pendergast's arc shows a fair minded jurist not allowing his thoughts for a particular defendant influence the handling of a trial, then dealing with health and family concerns before and during the announcement that he is a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Topping's arc begins with him attempting to find a fellow agent who is testifying in jury presided by Judge Pendergast then being asking by the judge afterwards to work on a private matter to find his long-lost older brother and while doing so stumbles upon a major drug case that partners him with former colleague.

Both main story arcs are well written and are the main reason why I gave this book the rating it has, but unfortunately other elements are also why I gave this book the rating I did. The secondary characters in "Confirming Justice" fall into either one of two categories, well-rounded and flat, and are evenly divided between both which hurts the narrative. The nefarious behind-the-scenes political intrigue subplot is unfortunately more a hindrance to the book's quality than a benefit. And like "Facing Justice" this book has Christian faith, or lack of it in most cases, prominent throughout numerous character's lives, while this is not a negative in and of itself, the heavy-handed nature of it even made a Christian like myself think it was too much.

After finishing "Confirming Justice", I thought it was a nice second effort by the authors especially in terms of the main story arcs however it faulted in other areas which has made me decided not to continue the series.

[Phillip Mayer]

This book only has 38 reviews on here, so I'm not going to tank its rating by giving it any number of stars.

Not my cup of tea. Would it have made a decent network television show? Sure. Would I recommend it to anyone aside from my right-leaning mother? Probably not. There's an audience for this kind of book. I'm just not in it.

[A H · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. The ending was sweet, and I learned a lot about government work. I especially enjoyed the judge’s character and the relationship between him and his wife.

For me, personally, it was overloaded with plot. It is probably just the stage of life I am in, but it was very hard for me to keep up with every moving piece. But that was probably just me.

Fun read.

[Audrey Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

I met Mr & Mrs Munson online at two or three places and we ended up emailing a time or two after I won one of their new books. They are a wonderful personable couple whom I have enjoyed very much and seem to have a lot of the same interests.
When I also joined their NCIS group, it just gave us more to talk about! And so out of the kindness of their hearts they sent me a copy of one of their first books ever written together..."Confirming Justice".
I read it today and I loved it!!! I loved the double plot that took till the last chapter tho fill in all the details of the story.
As an avid Mystery reader, I can often figure out a lot of the story as I work through a book but this one kept me guessing all through to the end.
Stellar Work!

[Duncan · Rating 5 out of 5]

a great book suspense drama,kept me on the edge

[Kathy · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book inserts religion and religious opinions as facts, including that evolution is no more science than creationism. Disgusting. I quit reading at page 100.