Contempt: A Legal Thriller
£2.80
Playing by the rules landed him on death row. Now he’ll have to break all the rules to survive.
After spending five years in jail for a murder he didn’t commit, lawyer Thane Banning agrees to take on a case defending a former inmate against the same DA who put Thane behind bars.
Thane is besieged by death threats from the alleged victim’s father and a tidal wave of public outrage following his release, not to mention the corrupt DA who has a grudge to settle. But he doesn’t have much time to think about his personal problems because the case is turning into a nasty fight.
Luckily, prison taught Thane a thing or two about survival in a world full of criminals. The last time he played by the rules in court, he landed on death row. This time he’ll have to break more than a few rules to come out of this battle unscathed.
With help from an ex-inmate and an ambitious law student, Thane will do everything in his power to make sure another innocent man isn’t locked up. But will they be able to uncover the truth in time and convince the jury before the gavel drops for the last time?
Fans of An Innocent Client by Scott Pratt, The Neon Lawyer by Victor Methos, Time of Justice by Robin James, and Hard Evidence by John Lescroart will love this book.
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Additional information
| Publisher | TCK Publishing (27 July 2020) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| File size | 1508 KB |
| Simultaneous device usage | Unlimited |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 213 pages |
by LianaReads
“Contempt” by Michael Cordell is a courtroom thriller that held me captive from the very first page. Thane Banning, a lawyer wrongfully imprisoned for five years, faces a perilous battle defending a former inmate against the same DA who once put him behind bars. The relentless suspense, combined with the gritty world of criminals and corrupt officials, had me eagerly turning the pages. As the tension mounted, I couldn’t predict the unexpected ending, leaving me yearning for the next book in this duet to answer the lingering questions.
by Alan Black
This book has pace and an almost believable storyline. However, the lead character is ill-defined being neither a villain nor a hero. The twist at the end would have worked but the build-up is so contrived that it falls slightly flat. Overall, I think this is a reasonable attempt to write a stereotypical story about a lawyer getting his own back with his crew.
by David Phipps
When starting,7 after two chapters, I considered returning the book , but am glad I did not. Now off to read the second in the series.
by alysonb
Loved this, great storyline with lots of detail and twists that kept me hooked to the end, already downloaded the next book by this author.
by Denise Pritchard
Really good
with a great twist at the end
Recommend
Look forward to reading more from this author
Love legal thrillers
by JJ
I rarely give 5☆, so 4☆ from me is pretty good.
I took a chance on this book, as I’m not familiar with the author but I do love a good courtroom drama. This book had an interesting angle and the blurb caught my interest. I wasn’t disappointed.
I noticed there were some less favourable reviews, and everyone looks for different things in a book, but I thought they were a bit harsh. I think this book has a good plot, a good pace and though I guessed a few bits, there were other bits I just didn’t see coming.
Definitely worth a read and I am looking forward to book 2 where I’m sure we’ll see these characters fleshed out even more.
by Christine Nightingale
Oh, this was such a brilliant surprise of a book. Really one of the most well-written and involving books I’ve read in a long, long time. I immediately went to look for second book to see what case Thane and gang had lined-up but nothing available yet. I do hope Mr Cordell has something in the pipeline. Thoroughly recommended.
by Amazon Customer
Very good book, although comparable in synopsis to a Grisham novel, the central character is no saint and the story has a few ‘stretches’ “I didn’t think anything of a bottle of ether in the back of a police car”, which make it ungrishamesque( just made that word up…artistic licence)
The character, and book are certainly worthy of a follow up and I anticipate Thane and Gideon having enjoyable adventures ahead.