Extreme Indifference: A Crime Novel

by Stephanie Kane

When a missing young woman is discovered, brutalized and wearing a pair of handcuffs, the owner of the handcuffs is charged with her murder, a situation that stuns the defendant's attorney, the accused man's former law student, who investigates the victim's past for clues to her death. 25,000 first printing.

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Fiction

304 pages, Hardcover

First published October 21, 2003

About the author

Stephanie Kane is a lawyer and award-winning author of seven crime novels. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she came to Colorado as a freshman at CU. A second-degree black belt, she owned and ran a karate studio in Boulder. After becoming a corporate partner at a top Denver law firm, she quit to do criminal defense work. She lives in Denver with her husband and two black cats.

Stephanie’s legal thrillers starring defense lawyer Jackie Flowers have won the Colorado Book Award for Mystery and two Colorado Authors League Awards for Genre Fiction. She belongs to Mystery Writers of America, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and the Colorado Authors League.

Reviews

[Oscar Lilley · Rating 3 out of 5]

My initial rating for this book was 4 stars. I like to read a support writers in my region. This was an entertaining read for sure. I was kept interested and read the book in less than a week (fast for me). But dwelling on it now I'm not convinced that someone could create a video that would fool an expert FBI guy. Then the murderer being a PR specialist out for revenge that would torture an 18 year old girl just to set up someone else. It was definitely a twist, but maybe too much of a twist. It seems like the best twist in a crime mystery is where when it is revealed it makes perfect sense to the reader and they are kicking themselves all along that they didnt see it sooner.

[Virginia Trent · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was pretty good. Sometimes like no in the explanations but didn’t see the end coming.

[Andy Plonka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cutting edge technology for the time it was written(2003), the author creates a situation of smoke and mirrors. Reading it today most people will figure out the tricks that were used. It does show some insight into changing idea of what is moral or immoral, but the dyslexic lawyer doesn't quite ring true.

[Bobbi]

#2 Jackie Flowers mysteries. local author

[Larissa Mccormick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book. I felt like I had a connection with Jackie, the main character, because she was dyslexic.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy to read average crime novel.

Update on 12.01.17 - When our book group picked this book, the author was supposed to visit our book group. She didn't show. We were bummed.

[Annie Northam · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to say that I was surprised at the twist in the end, but thought it was overall quite a good tale for fiction.

[Barbara Townsend · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gripping tale. I love the author's writing and the protaganist. Great read.