Book review: The Ex-by Alafair Burke. A tense legal drama.
This is the first Alafair Burke’s book I’ve
read but I’ll certainly
be reading more of them.
Defence lawyer Olivia Randall feels
guilty for
the way she treated her ex-
fiancé Jackson Harris 20 years ago. So,
when his
daughter, Buckley phones up asking her to defend
her father, Olivia feels duty
bound to help him. Jackson has
been accused of murdering Malcolm Neely the
father of the
boy who committed a mass shooting at Penn Station – one of
the boy’s
victims was Harris’s wife Molly.
A failed attempt to sue the shooter’s father by
the victim’s
CD £43.24
families alongside Harris’s proximity to the
nearly shooting
provides motive. Struggling
with guilt and memories of Jackson as a young
man,
Olivia is convinced of his innocence ...
then she becomes aware of a darker side
to
Jack’s personality.
The Ex
is a convincing legal drama with believable characters. The occasional use of
police legal Transcripts throughout the story is convincing ,as is the way
Burke feeds in key pieces of information. Olivia Randall's strong but vulnerable
character is appealing. Jack Harris, a widower with a teenage daughter has is
rooting for his innocence. Burke creates a series of twists and turns a
compelling and the final did moment is well with worth the wait.
A thoroughly enjoyable read that Grisham and
Baldacci fans will love.
Available on Amazon Kindle £3, HB £11.70, PB
£7.99, Audio CD £43.24
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