A Radical Departure

by Lia Matera

Book Overview

"Has almost everytrhing a good mystery needs...a complex plot, social commentary, loads of atmosphere and a cast of unusual characters...The reader wants to hang out with Jansson and see more of her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553270729
• ISBN13: 9780553270723
• Release Date: February 1988
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

I found this book to be a captivating page-turner.

The story line is new. The characters are interesting. The author made the characters come alive. The twists and turns of the search for the truth of what happened to Vincenzo was captivating. One minute you think you know what is coming, when a new twist is added. This is definitely not your old predictable mystery. I would suggest this book to anyone. I will be keeping this in my personal library. My friends will have to get their own copy.

Second novel in the attorney Willa Jannson mystery series.

> This book follows _Where Lawyers Fear to Tread_. Willa's passed the bar and now working as a underpaid associate with legendary radical lawyer Julian Warneke's firm. The only problem is: Warneke gets poisoned at a posh restaurant, and the media love the coincidence of Willa's presence, given the previous "law school murders."<br> > Willa's left-wing parents, especially her mother, have a larger role in this novel than in the earlier one. For example, they have been Warneke's clients for some 15 years' worth of picketing and slammer time.<br> > The series is a good read, with a likeable, realistic heroine who smokes a little dope when she gets stressed and doesn't have all the answers all the time.