Green 61: An Anderson Parker Legal Thriller

by Cody Fowler Davis

Book Overview

Justin Cartwright II is a real bastard of a lawyer and he's not much more attractive as a person. In court, he tends to skate right up to the edge of what's ethical and is not averse to slipping over... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972022732
• ISBN13: 9780972022736
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Little Moose Press
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A True Paper Chase

What a great book! Davis' crafting of fiction with legal practices took me back to the days of watching "Paper Chase". Shortly after reading the book I found myself Tarpon fishing in Boca Grand. I was amazed that my reality met my imaginations from the book. I hope there will be more... books as well as tarpon trips! Follow Up, Davis just released his second book, Implied Consent, wow! I wrote a review of it but check it out. Absolutely amazing!

Fun & Enjoyable--Great Vacation Read!

I read a LOT of books, and I just didn't expect a first-time author--especially one with no background in writing or journalism-- to be able to produce something of this caliber. Maybe that's his secret--he doesn't try to "write". He just tells his story, and develops his characters through their internal/external dialogue, rather than inserting too much description and background in the narration. (I don't read a whole lot of books in this particular genre, but when I do, I find that I'm often distracted from the plot by this very thing--probably the most recent example I can think of is The Da Vinci Code. It was all I could do not to throw that book across the room, and I would have, if I wasn't so anxious to get to the next "clue"...) It's refreshing to not have our protagonist's life story and physical description shoved down our throats in the first two pages of the book--we get to know Anderson by his thoughts and actions, but even at the end of the story, there is still much we don't know about him, which is good. Even the villain, Justin Cartwright, is rendered in such a way that makes him not just a bad person, but also a fascinating one, truly a guy you love to hate. I hope we see more of both characters! As for the plot, I thought it was interesting and amazingly well-paced, and, although there was no mistaking that this was pure fiction, I felt like I was getting a privileged glimpse into the real litigation process. I was also impressed with how nicely the book was put together--the cover art and printing is top-notch, and the editing is flawless! (Seriously, I was kind of looking for errors or bad sentences, and there just weren't any!) Again, not what I expected from a first-time author and what I thought was a small press. I'm not a writer or a literary critic, but, as I mentioned, I do read voraciously and I found Green 61 to be a very enjoyable little book. It's short enough to read in one sitting, and I'm sure that's how most people will read it, as it's definitely hard to put down. At the very least, Green 61 should be a staple of every Florida beach house bookshelf, alongside the Grisham and the Clancy! But I think it could do well anywhere. I'm looking forward to a second book in what I think could be a great series!