Blind Spot
 Stephanie Kane
 (Reviewer - Narayan Radhakrishnan)
 2001 Bantam Books
  ISBN: 0553581759

Defense Lawyer Jackie Flowers puts her best effort in a high-profile murder case uncovering a string of killings that could either free or hang her client.

Sr. Reviewer - Narayan Radhakrishnan writes:

Criminal Defense Attorney Stephanie Kane's debut work is a gripping psycho-legal thriller of the first order, combining the better elements of Lisa Scottoline's legal thriller work & the psychological thriller works of James Patterson.

I was rooted to Blind Spot, right from the first page itself, & as a practicing lawyer, if there is one thing that I have found most impressive in this work, is the total down-to-earth & realistic portrayal of life in the courtroom.

Criminal Defense Attorney Jackie Flowers' life-long wish to work a high-profile murder case, seems fulfilled when she is assigned the task of defending Aaron Best for the murder a multi-millionaire's former wife.

Opposing counsel is the ambitious District Attorney, whose only consideration is to use the case as a vehicle for promoting his political future.

As Jackie's investigation uncovers a series of killings, she realizes that a serial killer is on the prowl, & that she herself could be the killer's next target. What follows is heavy & absorbing courtroom action, with a stunning twist in the tale's tail.

The protagonist, dyslexic criminal defender Jackie Flowers, is one heroine who will linger in our minds for a long time -- the manner in which she uses her handicap (dyslexia) to her advantage, makes for a uniquely interesting read.

Psycho-legal thrillers are only a few in number, & save for Wild Justice by Phillip Margolin, or The Letter of the Law by Tim Green, this sub-sub-genre in the Mystery zone, has remained unexploited. It is here that Stephanie Kane steps in & delivers a splendid page-turner.

Blind Spot offers chilling suspense & a topnotch nail-biter. I will want to re-read it. The blurb on the cover announces that Stephanie Kane is all set to publish her next work Quiet Time, & I unquietly await the same!
(07/14/02)

Narayan
2002©Narayan Radhakrishnan
A RebeccasReads.Com Sr. Associate Reviewer

Reviewer's Bio:
I am a 26 years old lawyer practicing in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Along with my legal practice, I have finished post-graduate studies for both Business Law & Human Rights. I am a self proclaimed numero-uno legal thriller lover & am the proud owner of all of Grisham's & Turow's novels. I enjoy John Mortimer's Rumpole & relish an occasional Martini & a rare Scot(ch)t-oline with a Patterson on the side.

My work A FICTION OF LAW is now about 500 pages in length & features 500 lawyer authors & 2000 legal thrillers covering a 300 year period - inclusive of entries from the USA, UK, Asia, Europe, China, Middle East etc. Still in search of a publisher.
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