The Colour Of Law & The Abduction

by Mark Gimenez

Genres: Fiction

1008 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Mark Gimenez grew up in Galveston County, Texas, and attended Texas State University and Notre Dame Law School. He practiced law and was a partner in a large Dallas firm. He is the author of ten novels—The Color of Law, The Abduction, The Perk, The Common Lawyer, Accused, The Governor's Wife, Con Law, The Case Against William, The Absence of Guilt, and End of Days (Con Law II)—as well as a children's novel, Parts & Labor: The Adventures of Max Dugan. His books have received critical acclaim around the world. They have been bestsellers in the UK, Ireland, Australia, India, and South Africa and have been translated into fifteen foreign languages. The Perk won a spot in Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels, edited by John Connolly and Declan Burke.

Reviews

[Carina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mark Gimenez brings an unusual style, warmth and depth to the legal genre. I found this book highly readable.

[Varuni Fernando · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome read. Sequel to The Accused.

[Sudhir]

Scott Fenny is a rich Dallas corporate lawyer in prime of his life with a huge house, big cars, beautiful wife and an adorable young daughter living in highend whites area of the city. He is extremely rich and had been an ace footballer. He is called by the federal judge to take the case of a black, heroin addicted prostitute who is accused of killing the son of a senator trying for the US presidency. Scott does not have any experience of a criminal lawyer and is not willing to forego his rich life style for contesting one sided loosing case. Carl McCall Senator McCall 30 yr old spoiled son under the influence of liquor and drugs had picked a black hooker and taken her home. He had violent sex with her He was found murdered shot dead with hooker gun with her finger prints in his own bedroom naked Scott meets shawanda 24 yrs prostitute and tries to convince her to plead guilty so as to avoid sure shot death sentence. However, refuses point blank saying she had not killed anyone and had left Carl house after injuring him taking her $1000 from his wallet, her clothes and left the house in his car saying that her gun might have been dropped out from her bag. She says she wants only Scott to defend her and also to bring her 9 yrs daughter Pajamae in the prison to meet her. All the time she is having cramps due to lack of her drugs.
On the other hand Dan Ford, the head of the corp
Where Scott is working does not want him to take hooker case. Ford says he has received phone call from the senator who says that bringing the case to the court will give bad adverse publicity to his campain for his presidency effort. He wants Ford to get the case closed before reaching court by paying forcing Shawanda to plead guilty and to take$ 2 mln. payment. Ford tells Scott to leave the case and engage some criminal lawyer to fight the case. Accordingly he engages Bobby Herrings @ $ 50 per day. But Shawanda refuses point blank and want only him to be her lawyer. Due to senator pressure Ford removes him Scott from his firm and also from other firms. His club membership is terminated, house lease cancelled, car taken and maxican maid arrested. Scott loses everything including his wife who runs away . But he is determined to defend Shawanda and brings her daughter to stay with him and to adopt her as his second daughter. With lot of determination he is able to defend Shawanda who is exonerated and set free. It was found Carl was actually murdered by senator bodygaurd who had silently reached the house by using Shwanda's gun lying there due to a confrontration with him.

[Patricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Colour of Law starts with a cliche. And even though to continues with a cliche, somehow it draws the reader in. At least there are characters to root for, something sadly lacking in much fiction today. I loved the two little girls. Were it not for them, I may have given up. However, I enjoyed it.

[Christine Byrne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, it was an easy read & gave me insight into the legal profession.

[Charlotte Laver · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastically written, loved the characters, struggled to put it down!

[Victoria Barrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very individual style, maybe more focussed on the male reader, but highly enjoyable.

Good pace and plot.