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Midnight (1656) 33 kappaletta
A Shattered Circle: A Novel (2017) 14 kappaletta
The Missing Piece (2015) 13 kappaletta
I Remember Well 1 kappale

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A whole lot of promising buildup, and an underwhelming dwindling down to an unsatisfying end.
 
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juliannethebookworm | Nov 11, 2021 |
Don't like that Carol is portrayed so childishly. She's another reward or trophy or object to be rescued. Bleah.
"Carol bit her lower lip, an expression Tom saw whenever she thought she had done something wrong." p 61
Similar words used in the same sentence too many times. To wit - "She changed into running clothes, tied back her hair, and went for a run." Ick. This happened a lot and it was annoying.
Tom, Carol, Dominic - all puppets for the action. Not even a hint of depth. The only one I was curious about was Foxx, but not enough to finish the book.… (lisätietoja)
 
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Bookmarque | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Oct 3, 2017 |
The Missing Piece by Kevin Egan is a different sort of courtroom drama. It revolves around the Salvus Treasure: a collection of silver pieces, bowls and plates and urns, dating back to ancient Rome. Together, the pieces are worth more than $70 million dollars, but their ownership is in dispute and the case will be tried in a Manhattan courtroom. Violence breaks out during the trial and a key piece of evidence goes missing - an urn worth approximately $5 million - and a court officer is gravely wounded. Now, three years later, the urn is still missing and the case is back in court. People have died - and killed - to possess this treasure; how many more lives will it claim?

When the first trial started, Linda Conover was a law clerk working under Judge Oliver Johnstone, the presiding judge. He retired in the shocking aftermath of the trial and now Linda is a judge in her own right. It only makes sense that when the appeals court has handed down its rulings, the case would come to Judge Conover's courtroom; she knows more about the case and the issues at hand than anyone else. But this is a rough time in Linda's life -- her personal life is chaotic, she is rethinking the path her career is taken, and being targeted by the shadowy figures involved in this trial is the last thing she needs.

The best part about this mystery is the setting. The real action doesn't take place in a courtroom, with its marble floors and polished wooden benches. It takes place in the underbelly of the courthouse, the storerooms and antechambers and janitors' closets that most people never see. Fittingly, the key players are the people we never see: janitors and security officers and courtroom observers who tend to stay under the radar. It was a fascinating look at a part of courthouse life that you never see or read about.

The mystery is terrific! I love it when a story really surprises me, and although I had worked out some of the particulars before the ending, I was completely surprised by the direction it took. Looking back, it made sense, but I didn't see it until the end. I don't like it when the mystery is too easy to solve. I want to be challenged and entertained. If you like legal thrillers you're going to enjoy this unusual take on a courtroom drama.
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LisaLynne | 1 muu arvostelu | Dec 20, 2015 |
Kevin Egan's latest novel is a legal thriller that opens with a daring courtroom heist of an ancient Roman urn, just as the trial that will determine the ownership of the piece is about to begin. It is one of fourteen pieces of a hoard discovered in a field in Hungary, or was it Croatia?
Three years later, Linda Conover, a law clerk at the time of the heist who was present in the courtroom at the time, is now a judge in New York City. Conover has been chosen to preside over the new trial to determine ownership. Author Egan does a masterful job depicting the court system, from the judge down to the custodians, and how each plays a crucial part in the story. As the new trial looms closer, several people who were present in the courthouse at the time the "missing piece" was stolen are now searching for the treasure.
At the same time, Judge Conover has her own personal problems to deal with, including a marriage to a high-powered lawyer that is less than what it should be. Even as she deals with this stress, she finds out that she is pregnant. As she gears up for the new trial, she privately decides that this will be her last.
Author Egan's knowledge of the New York State court system makes this novel jam-packed with absorbing details, not only of the system, but the New York County Courthouse building in Lower Manhattan itself. The characters all come alive as they move through their days, professionally and personally, for better or worse, or somewhere in between. The Missing Piece is a tense thriller that may keep you up until the wee hours. (As published in Suspense Magazine)
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kathleen.heady | 1 muu arvostelu | Mar 8, 2015 |

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