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Journal Entry 1 by Ladyjanet from Normal, Illinois USA on Thursday, July 28, 2005
 From Booklist
Lawyer Wyatt Matthews has a thriving practice, a glitzy house, a sleek car, and a beautiful wife. So why does he feel unfulfilled? Not enough "real life." So he takes a leave from his lucrative law firm, signs on with the public defender, and takes on the seemingly unwinnable case of teenage drug dealer Marvin White. In jail for robbery, White tries to impress a fellow prisoner by claiming to be the serial killer responsible for the deaths of half a dozen prostitutes. But the prisoner who hears White's confession is a snitch who uses his scoop to his own advantage. Only Wyatt, with a skeleton staff and none of the resources his old firm offered, can help prove White's innocence and convict the real killer. The author of Against the Wind (1991), Freedman, a Grisham wanna-be with some talent, has concocted a tale filled with unusual twists and a megadose of suspense. But a complacent, self-satisfied hero, who has an unfortunate need to make Important Statements about Life, weakens this potentially powerful thriller considerably, as does a plethora of distracting sidebar plots. Still, it makes diverting reading and may draw enough Grisham and Turow fans to generate demand.
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