385. Thirteen

Rating:  ☆☆☆☆

Recommended by:   Ben Emerson

Author:  Steve Cavanagh

Genre:   Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Crime

356 pages, published January 30, 2018

Reading Format:  Book

Summary

As the front of the book Thirteen announces, “the serial killer isn’t on trial.  He’s on the jury…”  That’s the premise of this thriller.  When Hollywood star Robert Solomon is charged with the brutal murder of his beautiful actress wife, con artist turned lawyer Eddie Flynn is called in to serve as his attorney.  All the evidence points to Robert’s guilt, Eddie isn’t so sure and discovers that there is a lot more to the story than initially meets the eye.  His sleuthing puts him on the trail of the real killer who is just happens to be on is jury.

Quotes 

“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.”

 

“What they all understood was that if they told me they were guilty but that they wanted to fight the case anyway, I could no longer represent them. That was the game.”

 

“Whatever good things you’ve heard about me probably aren’t true. Whatever bad things you’ve heard are probably just the tip of the iceberg,” I said.”

 

My Take

Thirteen meets the primary requirement of any good thriller, it is a fast reading page turner.  I enjoyed the characters, the plot twists and the courtroom scenes.  A perfect vacation read.