Book Review: The Prosecution Rests
April 3rd, 2009
Author: Mystery Writers of America
Editor: Linda Fairstein
Publisher: Little Brown/Hachette
ISBN: 978-0-316-01252-2
Website: Mystery Writers of America
Type: Fiction:Short Stories/Legal
Publication Date: April 14, 2009
Pages: 432 Hardcover
Purchase: $16.49 from Amazon.com (HERE)
The Stories
This book is comprised of 22 short stories, all with a “legal twist” on things. The stories have to do with court cases, murders, mysteries, or legal actions.
The Review
This is my first “legal/mystery” book. I had NO idea what to expect when I started it. I LIKED IT! What was so good about it? First off, I really liked the fact that it was a book comprised of short stories. For an over 400 page book, what was fun about this book is that I’d get through a chapter and I was done with a story… ready to start another with the next chapter. All the stories were really so much different from one another and yet there was that “legal system” tie that strung them together.
The stories that I enjoyed the most were “Designer Justice,” “By Hook or By Crook,” “Mom is my Co-Counsel,” “Quality of Mercy,” and “Going Under.” For the most part, I liked all of the stories, however there were a couple that didn’t really engage me as much as the others. Linda Farstein did a great job editting the book and including her own story within it.
On Sher’s “Out of Ten Scale:”
I enjoyed this book. I never, IN A MILLION YEARS, thought that this type of book was my “cup of tea.” But, apparently, it is! That’s the neat thing about reading review copies of books, you may just find that you surprise yourself and expand your horizons! For the genre Fiction:Short Stories/Legal/Mystery, I am going to rate this book an 8.5 OUT OF 10.
My thanks to Hachette Books for the engaging read!
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I have never really read any legal/mysteries either other then a few of John Grishmas early works. I have heard of Linda Fairstein but hve never read any of her stuff. I think I will put it on my “get from library to try when I need something different” book list. Good review.
Now this sounds right up my ally! Thanks for the great review. I will be sure to add it to my TBR list.
I love reading legal thrillers. I haven’t read short stories in this genre, though. From the description of this one on the B&N site there are a few authors I enjoy reading all ready who contributed to this one. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
I am a huge fan of legal thrillers and sometimes it is so nice to just sink your teeth into some short stories. I am so glad you reviewed this!
I just adore anthologies so I will have to check this out. Especially since the Mystery Writers of America are the authors!!! Thanks for the heads-up
I’m usually not crazy about short stories but I love mystery thrillers, so this one sounds good to me.