- Gebundene Ausgabe: 245 Seiten
- Verlag: Henry Holt & Co; Auflage: First Edition (September 1992)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0805016775
- ISBN-13: 978-0805016772
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,1 x 15,7 x 2,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.493.166 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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From Kirkus Reviews
Higgins produces a novel just about every year whether he's got a great idea for one or not. This is one of the ``not'' years-- a thin reappearance by Boston lawyer Jerry Kennedy (Kennedy for the Defense, Penance for Jerry Kennedy)--but Higgins writes so brilliantly, so juicily, that connoisseurs of ironic anecdotes and flamboyant talk won't be complaining. Kennedy, with his criminal-law business way down and his boozing way up, can't say no when asked (for $100,000 upfront) to take the case of William F. Ryan, the state's Commissioner of the Dept. of Public Works--who's being prosecuted for bribery. A lost cause? So it seems. Old Billy, a veteran ``highwayman, brigand and general grasper,'' certainly did arrange for a four-lane state road to be built through a tiny, swampy backwater town--after making sure that all the surrounding land had been bought up by assorted pals and cronies. And a former state legislator is ready to testify that Billy let him in on the deal early on. But Kennedy plunges in and does his level best--looking for holes in the prosecutor's case, hunting for people who'll sing of Billy's occasional good deeds, and fighting off Billy's meddling offspring (one judge, one general, one unstable politician). The plot here is hardly more than an anecdote--with a flicker or two of courtroom drama, minimal suspense, and an only so-so twist at the end. As Higgins fans might expect, however, the proceedings are nicely filled out with: sardonic lectures on legal strategy and the differences between TV-law and real life; recollections of intriguingly sordid past cases, including Kennedy's own painful divorce from his highly adulterous wife; and grand, rambling conversations (or monologues) on everything from family and friendship to religion, politics, and money. So, though short on Victories-like shape and substance, this is shaggily entertaining--and another distinct, if minor, confirmation of Higgins's unique command of rueful language and rude incident. -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
From Library Journal
Nobody doubts that state public works commissioner Billy Ryan tipped off cronies to where a new highway was going to cause land values to skyrocket. Certainly Jerry Kennedy, his lawyer, harbors no illusions, though he can hardly guess the depth of the corruption. This audiobook has much to offer. Don Feldheim's reading captures Kennedy as an intelligent raconteur. Through Kennedy, listeners gain insight into a defense attorney's mind and experience courtroom strategy. If, however, Kennedy fails to charm, he may strike listeners as a long-winded old poop, whose endless digressions attempt to hide the fact that he doesn't have much of a story to tell. While this audiobook lacks most of the elements that usually ensure widespread popularity (e.g., fast pace, suspense, plot), libraries where Higgins circulates well may still want to consider.
- John Hiett, Iowa City P.L.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
- John Hiett, Iowa City P.L.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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Higgins uses his trademark let-the-dialogue-tell-the-story method to its usual great aplomb. He also allows Jerry Kennedy to reflect more on his life in the law and on his own life in general. Since Higgins is a master storyteller, you will find yourself very drawn to Kennedy's observations, character sketches, accomplishments, challenges and disappointments.
There is hardly any courtroom drama (so stay away, it that is what you want), but there is a good helping in how Kennedy finds an angle to help him fight an impossible case.
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Bittersweet. Engaging.
4. August 1999
Format:Taschenbuch
Higgins uses his trademark let-the-dialogue-tell-the-story method to its usual great aplomb. He also allows Jerry Kennedy to reflect more on his life in the law and on his own life in general. Since Higgins is a master storyteller, you will find yourself very drawn to Kennedy's observations, character sketches, accomplishments, challenges and disappointments.
There is hardly any courtroom drama (so stay away, it that is what you want), but there is a good helping in how Kennedy finds an angle to help him fight an impossible case.
Be sure to read it anyways...
13. Dezember 2010
The cover reviews have this book right as far as they go, describing the book with terms like authenticity...unmatched", "unerring", "marvellous", "flawless, and "incomparable." John Grisham is quoted as saying about George V. Higgins as being, "The best at writing about lawyers." To be as good s the reviewers maintain, however, Higgins would have to do more that tell us about lawyers and the law, he would have to tell a great story. In this he fails where Grisham always succeeds.
Billy Ryan was on trial for trading information on the proposed location of a highway for the profit of insiders. The legal battle revolved around whether the chief witness for the prosecution accepted a loan from Billy at one point, suggesting (somehow) that a preferential relationship existed between the two. The trouble is, that's not much of a story and the book digresses in endless directions to fill out a thin plot. Unlike a tightly plotted book these digressions are irrelevant. You can skip page after page without missing any action, except there really isn't any action to miss. With all these digressions it makes it difficult for the reader to remember characters and actions that are relevant to the real story.
The upside of the novel is that we find out more than Grisham tells us about the real guts of criminal law. We learn how judgeships are dolled out, how the lawyers exist in feast or famine, how prosecuting attorneys and defence lawyers research and lay traps for each other. Apparently they like to tease each other to pursue lines of questioning and thus open areas of rebuttal where they are more prepared than their opposition. We learn that charges of corruption are almost never plea bargained, because being partly corrupt ruins your career as being totally so.
The information about the law will stick with you, but not the story.
Billy Ryan was on trial for trading information on the proposed location of a highway for the profit of insiders. The legal battle revolved around whether the chief witness for the prosecution accepted a loan from Billy at one point, suggesting (somehow) that a preferential relationship existed between the two. The trouble is, that's not much of a story and the book digresses in endless directions to fill out a thin plot. Unlike a tightly plotted book these digressions are irrelevant. You can skip page after page without missing any action, except there really isn't any action to miss. With all these digressions it makes it difficult for the reader to remember characters and actions that are relevant to the real story.
The upside of the novel is that we find out more than Grisham tells us about the real guts of criminal law. We learn how judgeships are dolled out, how the lawyers exist in feast or famine, how prosecuting attorneys and defence lawyers research and lay traps for each other. Apparently they like to tease each other to pursue lines of questioning and thus open areas of rebuttal where they are more prepared than their opposition. We learn that charges of corruption are almost never plea bargained, because being partly corrupt ruins your career as being totally so.
The information about the law will stick with you, but not the story.
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