Sid Kaplan once had it all: a high-profile career in criminal law with fees to match - and enough arrogance to alienate practically everyone he knew. So no one wept for Sid Kaplan when booze and cocaine plummeted him into disrepute. But Sid has just been given one last chance - a big case that is certain to restore him to some of his old professional glory. Thelma Barrow, a housewife, has sought out Sid to defend her accused daughter, Priscilla. For Sid, the publicity more than compensates for the pittance Thelma can afford to pay, as the media describes headline stories of drugs and violence and the murderous motives of a white woman who has suffered abuse at the hands of her black husband. Nor is Sid put off by the fact that Priscilla - who happens to be a babe - is probably lying about more than a few details. But with drug dealers knocking on his door demanding payment and people turning up dead, the case becomes far more complex, and deadly, than anyone, especially Sid, ever imagined it could be.
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David Cray is the pseudonym of someone who knows a great deal about crime and bad lawyers. He is also the author of Keeplock.
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Great Read!
11 May 2001
By Roz Levine
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Manhattan criminal defense attorney, Sid Kaplan, lost everything, his big law practice, money and fame when drugs and booze sent him from the pinnacle of his career to the very bottom of the barrel. Now sober, he's spending his days plea bargaining and defending petty criminals. What he wants is a chance to be on top again. He needs a high profile, big media case to get him started and one walks in the door. Pricilla Sweet is accused of killing her dope dealing husband. She's claiming self defense, he beat and abused her for years. The police say it was cold blooded murder, she was skimming profits and wanted the drug business and money for herself. Sid realizes early on that Pricilla isn't telling him everything, some things don't add up and there are holes in her story. But, it's the right case; he knows he can win this one and it will be his ticket back to the top. When drug dealers show up at his office demanding their "stolen" money, 150 large, the case takes on a whole new deadly dimension and winning may turn out to be the least of Sid's problems..... David Cray has written a suberb legal thriller that has it all...compelling, intricate plot, vivid, riveting scenes and terrific, original characters with strong voices. His writing is spare and gritty and Mr Cray has a wonderful ear for dialogue. With suspenseful twists and surprises and a stunning ending that will knock your socks off, Bad Lawyer is a novel that mystery/thriller fans shouldn't miss.
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a dark moody book that depresses
31 Mar 2001
By Pete Robinson
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This book had a flat, unappealing style that depressed rather than entertained the reader. It was very, very cynical and failed to excite me as it progressed. it became a chore to finish.
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1 Nov 2001
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This was a great read and very tough to put down. Cray did a fantastic job of creating wonderful characters like Sid Kaplan that seemed to come to life on the page.
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