Defense for the Devil

3.5 stars......more

This was a four star book at the beginning and the plot is worth it but unfortunately the main character dropped it by a whole star. She was an annoying uncompromising woman who when she didn't get her way acted like she was a teenager and had hissy fits before doing stuff her way which often came b......more

Like many of the books in this series, it was a little slow at the start, but near the end, I couldn't put it down. One of the unusual things about this series- and it's both a plus and a minus - the author doesn't give you a lot of reminders of who's who. On the one hand, I appreciate that she trea......more

I always enjoy Kate Wilhelm. She takes a common storyline— a defense attorney defending an innocent client on a murder charge— and makes it new with complex plot and detailed trial tactics. Wilhelm seems to have a thorough knowledge of how the legal system works, and her plots often revolve around t......more