|
|
| Plot Summary of Missing Justice |
|---|
"
Holt, Jun 2004, 19.95, 355 pp.
ISBN: 080507392
In Portland, Oregon, Dr. Townsend Easterbrook returns home after working twelve hours to find his wife Clarissa, a minor administrative-law judge, missing. A shoe turns up outside the house and the family dog is found several miles away from their home. Soon Clarissa's battered body is located in an office park.
Following her harrowing case in which her life was threatened (see Judgment Calls), Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid receives a promotion from Vice to Major Crimes. Her superior assigns Samantha the Easterbrook homicide. The cops hone in on the obvious Townsend, but the grieving husband with his lawyer insures that he does not take the fall. Instead, the cops turn to a less protected victim, janitor Melville Jackson with a motive. Judge Easterbrook ordered the eviction of Melville from a public housing facility. Other evidence includes the fact that he owns the murder weapon and his prints are on her door making for an iron shut case. However, Samantha feels everything is too perfect and wonders if Jackson is the perfect scapegoat of the rich and powerful.
Though an exciting legal thriller that emphasizes that people are not equal under the law as money can buy better defense services, fans will wonder why Samantha even had a doubt about Melville's guilt. The heroine's scheming with Melville's court-appointed lawyer seems inappropriate, but justice is served even if Samantha's entertaining inquiries place her on the wrong side of the table. Still fans will appreciate Burke's Law due to this feisty independent counsel, who seeks justice not a scalp count.
Harriet Klausner
"
Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
|
|
| Review Analysis of Missing Justice |
|---|
|
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
|
|
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 70%
Kind of investigator
- skilled citizen investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 1
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
|
|
|
Click here for more information about this book
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s). | |
Use our site!
17 FREE Sci-Fi Ebooks!
FREE "How to be happy" Ebook!
Funny Videos
Feedback
Most recent discussions:
General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
George W. Bush
8:08:50 PM
Robert Segarra
3:45:04 PM
Deric Longden
11:17:16 AM
Suzanne Weyn
6:24:19 PM
Colin Forbes
12:23:54 PM
John Christopher
5:12:45 AM
Anonymous
4:47:09 AM
Tom Clancy
2:19:45 AM
Margaret Peterson Haddix
5:36:55 PM
Nikolai Tolstoy
7:46:16 AM
J.K. Rowling
11:40:22 PM
Jack Higgins
4:54:08 PM
Eloise Jarvis McGraw
12:51:17 PM
Jane Rubino
1:21:00 PM
Lori Wick
2:11:45 AM
Betty Mahmoody
5:57:33 PM
Patricia Cornwell
2:48:17 PM
Andrew Clements
9:13:44 PM
General Discussion (All Topics)
2:00:07 PM
Mary Downing Hahn
1:51:06 AM
Silicon Valley
More message boards
|
