The Justice Game

Singer, Randy

ISBN 10: 1602855463 ISBN 13: 9781602855465

Publisher: Center Point Pub, 2009

Synopsis

After the target of an investigative report storms a Virginia Beach television station, he kills one of the anchors before the SWAT team is able to take him down. Following the victim's funeral, her family files a lawsuit against the gun company that manufactured the killer's weapon of choice.

The lawyers for the plaintiff and defense -- Kelly Starling and Jason Noble -- are young, charismatic and successful. They're also easy blackmail targets, since both harbor a personal secret so devastating it could destroy their careers. Millions of dollars, and more than a few lives, are at stake. But as Kelly and Jason battle each other, they discover that the real fight is with unseen forces intent on controlling them both.

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From the Back Cover

After the target of an investigative report storms a Virginia Beach news studio, he executes one of the anchors on live television before the SWAT team is able to take him down. Following the victim's funeral, her family files a lawsuit against the gun company who manufactured the killer's weapon of choice. The lawyers for the plaintiff and defendant-Kelly Starling and Jason Noble-are young, charismatic, and highly successful. They're also easy blackmail targets, each harboring a personal secret so devastating it could destroy their careers. Millions of dollars-and more than a few lives-are at stake. But as Kelly and Jason battle each other, they discover that the real fight is with unseen forces intent on controlling them both.

From Publishers Weekly

Christy Award–winning novelist and lawyer Singer (Directed Verdict) lets the action sprint out of the gate with a murder in the first few pages. With murderer and victim dead, the moral issue of gun control takes center stage in the book, with a number of side dilemmas. The opposing counsels in the gun control case are young, ambitious lawyers, and both have hidden sins that could sink their careers. A law firm that both worked for further complicates the action. Singer piles the moral and plot complexities a bit too high; the backstories of main characters Jason Noble and Kelly Starling are relevant, but the tangled relationship between Jason and his cop father bogs down the action. The legal-thriller genre lends itself to the pattern of conversion that evangelical Christian novels require, and Singer offers logical character developments that aren't heavy-handed. The only stock feature in this well-plotted novel is the generic, fakey-sounding names (Brad Carson, Kelly Starling). But that's a quibble about a book that will entertain readers and make them think—what more can one ask? (July)
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Edition details

• Publisher: Center Point Pub
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1602855463
• ISBN 13: 9781602855465
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 575