Genre: Legal Thriller
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Scott Pratt was November's featured author, and A Crime of Passion is the seventh in his series about defense attorney Joe Dillard. In this book, Dillard is hired to defend Paul Milius, a record company baron accused of strangling Kasey Cartwright, a young country singer. He must travel to Nashville to defend Milius, and he doesn't want to leave his wife who is battling cancer. The million dollar retainer is hard to pass up though, and Milius promises that his private jet will be at Joe's disposal the entire time. Dillard ends up taking the case, and along with his son Jack and Jack's girlfriend Charlie, begins the search for what really happened. All is far from what it seems. The devoted wife is not so devoted, and the house staff know how to keep secrets.
As in all Joe Dillard books, his relationship with his family steals the show. Unfortunately, this book is not as strong as his others in that respect, but there was enough to keep me happy. His love for Caroline shines through each book and leads me to believe that Pratt must have a wonderful relationship with his own wife.
Milius and those surrounding him are not the warmest of people, but once Joe starts believing in his innocence, the team works to find the truth that will free him.
I tend to get tired of a series after five or six books, but Joe Dillard is still capturing my interest, and I anxiously await Book #8.
Beverly
Publisher - Phoenix Flying, Inc.
Date of Publication - December 4, 2014
As in all Joe Dillard books, his relationship with his family steals the show. Unfortunately, this book is not as strong as his others in that respect, but there was enough to keep me happy. His love for Caroline shines through each book and leads me to believe that Pratt must have a wonderful relationship with his own wife.
Milius and those surrounding him are not the warmest of people, but once Joe starts believing in his innocence, the team works to find the truth that will free him.
I tend to get tired of a series after five or six books, but Joe Dillard is still capturing my interest, and I anxiously await Book #8.
Beverly
Publisher - Phoenix Flying, Inc.
Date of Publication - December 4, 2014
