A review by oshinagarwal
The Jury by Steve Martini
3.0
Paul Madriani is assigned a case to defend a well-known geniticist, Dr. David Crone, when he is accused of murdering a colleague, Dr. Kalista Jordan. All the evidences point towards him, and Paul, at one point, is even sure that he's defending the wrong client, until all of a sudden a major witness is found dead with a note which may prove Dr. Crone's innocence.
The characters are well explored and all the back stories are well thought of. I liked Harry Hinds, his law firm partner, he was full of humor and sarcastic comments. I actually looked forward to his interactions with Crone.
But the book definitely had it cons. This was my first time trying a legal thriller and a Steve Martini book at that, but I was left disappointed. It wasn't like the plot was boring or the characters were unlikeable, it just felt long and tedious. Yes, I couldn't figure out who was responsible for the crime, but I somehow had to push through more than half of the book to get to that. The first 60-70 pages were just full of information which reminded me of my FMT classes.
The characters are well explored and all the back stories are well thought of. I liked Harry Hinds, his law firm partner, he was full of humor and sarcastic comments. I actually looked forward to his interactions with Crone.
But the book definitely had it cons. This was my first time trying a legal thriller and a Steve Martini book at that, but I was left disappointed. It wasn't like the plot was boring or the characters were unlikeable, it just felt long and tedious. Yes, I couldn't figure out who was responsible for the crime, but I somehow had to push through more than half of the book to get to that. The first 60-70 pages were just full of information which reminded me of my FMT classes.