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This mix of family values, sex, sleaze and intrigue holds together in a gripping read with unexpected twists that ranks with anything Grisham has done in years (The Times )
For my money, Grisham has grown stale over the past five years while Gimenez has gone from strength to strength...this is one of the best legal thrillers since Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent (Daily Mail )
For my money, Grisham has grown stale over the past five years while Gimenez has gone from strength to strength...this is one of the best legal thrillers since Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent (Daily Mail )
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The brilliant new legal thriller from the author of The Colour of Law
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Every now and then, a book comes along which you don't want to end. Accused is one of those books, and Mark Gimenez's finest novel to date.
This is the fifth Mark Gimenez novel and the first to follow up a previous one. Accused carries on where his debut The Colour of Law left off, the other novels all standing alone. A. Scott Fenney receives a desperate phone call from his ex-wife Rebecca, who left him for a professional golfer, Trey Rawlins, but is now accused of his murder. The story follows Scott and his small team's investigations into who could possibly have been responsible for Trey's murder, leading up to the trial itself.
What makes this such a great novel? It's hard to know where to begin. Certainly the quality of the writing is excellent, and Gimenez has created a set of immensely likeable characters - Scott's daughters and his four associates all feature throughout, and are all well drawn. The prose is very, very readable and it is a page-turner; not of the James Patterson ilk, where two page chapters are used to keep the reader racing through - this is just such a pleasure to read that you see no reason why you should put it down. And you shouldn't.
From the prologue, which pulls the reader straight into the action, to the breathtaking denouement, Accused is a fabulous legal thriller. If you haven't read The Colour of Law, it's advisable to do so first in order to fully understand the history of the characters and to appreciate why they behave in the way they do. Accused also contains several revelations about the previous book which you would be best to avoid if you plan to read it. But that said, I believe Mark Gimenez will really make people sit up and take notice with this latest book, and it's about time he was recognised more widely. Forget the Grisham comparisons - this is an author who is going places and making his own name the benchmark to live up to. Superb.
This is the fifth Mark Gimenez novel and the first to follow up a previous one. Accused carries on where his debut The Colour of Law left off, the other novels all standing alone. A. Scott Fenney receives a desperate phone call from his ex-wife Rebecca, who left him for a professional golfer, Trey Rawlins, but is now accused of his murder. The story follows Scott and his small team's investigations into who could possibly have been responsible for Trey's murder, leading up to the trial itself.
What makes this such a great novel? It's hard to know where to begin. Certainly the quality of the writing is excellent, and Gimenez has created a set of immensely likeable characters - Scott's daughters and his four associates all feature throughout, and are all well drawn. The prose is very, very readable and it is a page-turner; not of the James Patterson ilk, where two page chapters are used to keep the reader racing through - this is just such a pleasure to read that you see no reason why you should put it down. And you shouldn't.
From the prologue, which pulls the reader straight into the action, to the breathtaking denouement, Accused is a fabulous legal thriller. If you haven't read The Colour of Law, it's advisable to do so first in order to fully understand the history of the characters and to appreciate why they behave in the way they do. Accused also contains several revelations about the previous book which you would be best to avoid if you plan to read it. But that said, I believe Mark Gimenez will really make people sit up and take notice with this latest book, and it's about time he was recognised more widely. Forget the Grisham comparisons - this is an author who is going places and making his own name the benchmark to live up to. Superb.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is a follow on from a previous book so it was nice that you already knew most of the characters although it is also a book in its own right and you don't have to have read the previous one to enjoy this.
It is not often that a book has me guessing all the way through. This book was totally unputdownable! I read a third one night and grudgingly put it down at midnight and I planned on reading the following third the next night and the final third the night after, I had to finish it the following night, stayed up till 2am, was tired and grumpy at work the next day but it was well worth it.
The book states it is better than John Grisham or your money back - it leaves Grisham standing! Can't wait for the next book.
It is not often that a book has me guessing all the way through. This book was totally unputdownable! I read a third one night and grudgingly put it down at midnight and I planned on reading the following third the next night and the final third the night after, I had to finish it the following night, stayed up till 2am, was tired and grumpy at work the next day but it was well worth it.
The book states it is better than John Grisham or your money back - it leaves Grisham standing! Can't wait for the next book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Following on from the Colour of Law this book is a masterpiece in suspense. I couldn't wait to get to the end to find out who the killer was and yet I didn't want it to finish. Had a job to put it down and only then when I really had to. If I ever get into deep,deep water I want A Scott Fenney as my lawyer. Grisham better look over his shoulder 'cause there's a new man in town. Can't wait for the next novel and hope it uses the same characters as I am getting so used to them.
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The new John Grisham
A friend of mine who knew I was a John Grisham fan recommended this book to me. It has the hallmarks of John Grisham's great novels. Read more
Published 13 days ago by davjackal
Disappointed/relieved
I am a massive Grisham fan, and tbh thought this was one of his till I today searching for the most recent Mark Gimenez book and realising this was his. Read more
Published 1 month ago by luke h-s
Cheat [SPOILER]
One can talk endlessly about whether this is an entertaining read or not, but Mr. Gimenez introduces a very hard-to-swallow twist at the end that makes the whole story collapse and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Alberto Gemin
Accused
After reading Mark Gimenez' "The Common Lawyer" I did not hold out too much hope.
How wrong I was, unlike The Common Lawyer that quite frankly is/was poor, this novel has had... Read more
How wrong I was, unlike The Common Lawyer that quite frankly is/was poor, this novel has had... Read more
Published 6 months ago by AG Musgrove
Dire
I'm a crime thriller junkie and rate books by authors like H. Coben and M. Connelly. I thought I'd give M. Gimenez a try and wish I hadn't. Read more
Published 7 months ago by mumdj
Good read
Brilliant book some really good oneliners. I would recommend reading Colour of Law before reading The Accused as it a follow on . Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mrs. V. A. Jenkins
Outstanding
Firstly, Rebecca Feeney needs a smack in the head with a concrete block. Secondly, i'm glad she didn't get one else I would have missed out on the best legal procedural novel since... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Zannie
Woman on trial
I always like books about women on trial - especially for murder (e.g. A Fool for a Client) and this one was no exception. Read more
Published 9 months ago by FeatherRuffler
A good read, but not many twists
This book was recommended to me by a friend and was the first I've read by this author. It follows on from a previous title, Colour of Law, and while it's not essential to have... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. A. Cassells
I love this author
Yet another great story from this author, I found him a few years ago on a cruise ship when I needed a book. Read more
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