Blog Blitz Book Review : Facing A Twisted Judgment by K.J.McGillick

Opportunistic Attorney Alexander Clarke couldn't understand,let alone believe how swiftly his perfect life had crumbled apart around him. Everything had been going to plan,he had helped Samantha Bennington win a bitterly contested legal battle over her inheritance from her late father. Then he had married the woman and was using all his powers of persuasion to convince her to put her art collection that was worth thirty millions dollars up for auction. Only while he was away on business for a few days,Samantha and the paintings mysteriously disappeared. During the ensuing investigation, blood splatter was discovered under the freshly painted wall of the room in which two of the paintings were hung. Now Alex is the prime suspect for his wife's murder and they seem to have him tried and convicted even before he has got anywhere near the courtroom. Why are they so convinced that he is guilty? What about Samantha's drug addicted sister and her convicted brother? Both were furious over their loss in court and had more than enough reason to hate Samantha.

Guilty until proven innocent leaves Alex facing a twisted judgement.

This gripping thriller has short snappy chapters that alternate between Alex and Dalia Grey. Dalia was an ex ADA who had been hired by Cillian O'Reilly and Jackson Evans to help them find out what has happened to the missing paintings for the insurance company. It's wasn't their job to prove if Alex was guilty or not but once she had gotten over her initial reservations about working on the case,the investigator in Dalia couldn't help getting caught up in the investigation. Well,I say investigation but it was more along the lines of,all the evidence points towards Alex so he is obviously guilty. The problem was that I didn't feel any sympathy for Alex because from the very first page,he was such an unlikable character. But just because you are a conniving opportunist doesn't mean you are a killer. The question was if Samantha wasn't dead then where was she and the paintings? And if Alex had killed her then where was her body?

I really enjoyed this well written enthralling mystery,there was a number of twists and turns and the story kept me guessing right up to the unexpected reveal towards the end of the book. Out of all the vivid,realistic characters in this book,my absolute favourite was no nonsense,feisty,ninety year old Aunt Mary and her handbag of mystery, what an absolutely wonderful character.Although this is the second book in the series and there was references to events from the previous book,it can be read and enjoyed as a stand alone. I hope that the last sentence of this book is hinting that the author is planning to write a sequel to this story. And if she is then I look forward to reading it in the hopefully not too distant future.

                                                                  AUTHOR BIO

 K. J. McGillick was born in New York and once she started to walk she never stopped running. But that's what New Yorker's do. Right?  As she evolved so did her career choices. After completing her graduate degree in nursing she spent many years in the university setting sharing the dreams of the enthusiastic nursing students she taught. After twenty rewarding years in the medical field she attended law school and has spent the last twenty-four years as an attorney helping people navigate the turbulent waters of the legal system. Not an easy feat. And now? Now she is sharing the characters she loves with readers hoping they are intrigued by her twisting and turning plots and entertained by her writing.

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PUBLICATION DATE : 16th November 2018

PUBLISHER : KJRM Publishing LLC

GENRE : Legal,Private Investigators

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Facing-Twisted-Judgment-Lies-Misdirection-ebook/dp/B07KN85YK4/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1543875249&sr=1-1&keywords=facing+a+twisted+judgment

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