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The Common Lawyer (Hardcover)

by Mark Gimenez (Author)
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 370 pages
  • Publisher: Sphere; First Edition edition (5 Mar 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1847442323
  • ISBN-13: 978-1847442321
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.8 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 50,618 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Andy Prescott is the most laid-back young lawyer in Austin, Texas. Specialising in traffic law, he operates from a small room above a ramshackle tattoo parlour. He rides a trail bike and spends way too much time drinking beer in the sunshine. Ambition has never been Andy's strong point - he prefers to take it easy. That is, until one of Texas's wealthiest men walks into his office. On the spot, billionaire Russell Reeves retains Andy as his lawyer and, in exchange for some easy legal work, pays him more money than he has ever earned before. Andy's life is transformed. But nothing comes for free. Russell is a desperate man whose sole aim is to save his eight-year-old son, Zach, who is dying from leukemia. He is prepared to do anything - even if it means putting Andy's life in danger...

About the Author

Mark Gimenez grew up in Galveston County, Texas. Once a partner at a major Dallas law firm, Gimenez gave it up in order to start his own solo practice and to write. He lives in Texas with his wife and two sons. His first novel, The Colour of Law, was a Sunday Times bestseller.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Compulsive reading, 30 Mar 2009
Having found Mark Gimenez's last book a little disappointing I approached this one with some trepidation - but I need not have worried.

The gently-paced first part of the book centres around the lifestyle of the main character Andy, a young, unambitious lawyer who leads a bohemian lifestyle in south-of-the-river Austin, Texas, whilst scraping a living dealing with traffic violations.

Andy's life changes when he is visited unexpectedly by a well-known local billionaire seeking his services. Several twists and turns in the plot follow, and the pace shifts upwards a gear or two.

I hate the cliche "unputdownable", but there is a fifty-page stretch about two-thirds of the way through the book which is so gripping that I lost all awareness of my surroundings whilst reading it, and I couldn't predict the ending at all. On another level, the author made the SoCo area of Austin sound more enticing than any travel guide.

If you like a good thriller in the Grisham/Lee Child mould, you'll love this.
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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good Read but.., 14 Mar 2009
By Dominic D. Abbott (Bilbao - Spain) - See all my reviews
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Havng read his previous novels, and being impressed by them, I feel as if this one suffered a little. Not with the manner in which he writes - it is always very good - but more with content and the ending.
When I find myself skipping pages because something is dragging on too long something is wrong. Without going into the story it is suffice to say that some of the bike chasing parts of the book went on way way too long. As for the ending, way too predictable. A good read but not the best.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Common? No!, 8 May 2009
By L. Barker "Sekhmet" (England) - See all my reviews
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This is the 4th Gimenez book I have read, and enjoyed. Perhaps not yet a 'Grisham', as advertised on the blurbs, but coming along fast. He has an easy style, and doesn't fall into the trap of using Legalese, so the reader is kept interested and informed.

His characters are well thought out and the subject matter is varied. I am sure that as he continues to develop his characters and plots, he will achieve greater depth. I would certainly recommend him to anyone who gets bored with lengthy Court Room dramas - Gimenez is out on the streets, not kow-towing to judge and jury. A good read.
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3.0 out of 5 stars I could not buy into the plot
I have enjoyed reading all his previous books. The plots are all credible and fly along at a good pace and he delivers plenty of tension. Read more
Published 4 months ago by mikep

5.0 out of 5 stars Seriously impressed!
I'm a Grisham fan (or at least I am of his early stuff) and I picked this up because of the Grisham comparison on the cover and because I;d read a previous book of his which I... Read more
Published 4 months ago by cheekygirl

5.0 out of 5 stars The best new writer on the block
Mark Gimenez is definitely the best new author around. His locations in various places in Texas brings Texas alive! Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. H. Blair

3.0 out of 5 stars I don't want a guided tour of Austin
I am in complete agreement with Dominic D Abbott, especially the skipping of pages. This is very different to the previous novels which are fast moving and gripping right from the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. Audrey Williams

3.0 out of 5 stars a lot of padding
Mark Gimenez is a gifted writer who creates compelling characters, and The Common Lawyer is no exception. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Suzie

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing compared with his other books
I loved Mark Gimenez's other books, but I felt this one was flawed and unconvincing for a number of reasons. Read more
Published 7 months ago by A. Laffeaty

3.0 out of 5 stars Better than The Perk but....
Poor Mark Gimenez - he has some really good plot lines and is capable of writing some great narrative but as with the Perk he yet again seems to over indulge in the descriptive... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. J. R. Lawton

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