An Innocent Client (Joe Dillard #1)
A beautiful, mysterious young girl is accused.
In this Mystery Readers International finalist for "Best Debut Mystery," criminal defense lawyer Joe Dillard has become jaded over the years as he's tried to balance his career against his conscience. Savvy but cynical, Dillard wants to quit doing criminal defense, but he can't resist the chance to represent someone who might actually be innocent. His drug-addicted sister has just been released from prison and his mother is succumbing to Alzheimer's, but Dillard's commitment to the case never wavers despite the personal troubles and professional demands that threaten to destroy him.
"Pratt's richly developed characters are vivid and believable, especially the strong Southern women who fight their male-dominated culture from behind a facade of vulnerability in this brilliantly executed debut." -- Publisher's Weekly.
"It’s Scott Turow and Grisham... The opening chapter is maybe the most compelling I’ve read in a decade.” – Ken Bruen.
Smart and sophisticated, with a plot twist that will leave you shaking your head in wonder, "An Innocent Client" -- the first in the acclaimed Joe Dillard series -- will also leave you wanting more.
It's fun to get a book that you can read fast and get a good story. An Innocent Client was that kind of book for me. There were enough story twists to keep me interested and wanting to read to find out what was going to happen. I like Scott Pratt's writing style; it's easy to read with good dialogue. I did not care for the subject matter with the sleazy strip club setting, and the characters involved in that business, but I let that slide in getting involved in the characters, particularly, Joe
DOESNt WORK AT ALLThis is the first in the Joe Dillard series. An Innocent Client is billed as a legal thriller and comes up woefully short - filled with one-dimensional cardboard characters, stilted dialogue and an extraordinarily simplistic plot. There is nothing original here let alone engaging.Dillard is a defense attorney in Tennessee, who has become more than jaded with, and definitely tired of his job. There are political and border-line incompetent judges, who all seem to hold a grudge
An unintentional re-read. At the beginning the book is funny, poking at the system. It resorts to really vulgar stuff. What really disappointed me was the one dimentional characters. Some were perfect, others really bad.
Justice is in the eye of the beholder. When burned out defense attorney, Joe Dillard was made a monetary offer he could hardly refuse, he may have known better, he may have had an idea of the real events of the night the zealot preacher was killed, but he also knew his job was to defend the accused murderer.Angel was a beautiful, young waitress at a strip bar run by a business savvy Southern Belle who knew how to twist people around her bejeweled fingers, or if necessary, load their coffers of
Interesting storyline, nice short chapters, characters were written quite well. Three stars is suppose to mean "I Liked It" and I did, I just did not REALLY Like it. Wasn't left with a yearning to know what was going to happen next when I took a break from reading. The strongest emotion I got from the book was the complete dislike, and great desire to see justice done to TBI Special Agent Phillip Landers. Pratt wrote him as such a despicable individual you just hoped he also wrote a fitting
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Title | : | An Innocent Client (Joe Dillard #1) |
Author | : | Scott Pratt |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 374 pages |
Published | : | October 23rd 2012 by Phoenix Publishing (first published November 4th 2008) |
Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Thriller. Legal Thriller |
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A preacher is found brutally murdered in a Tennessee motel room.A beautiful, mysterious young girl is accused.
In this Mystery Readers International finalist for "Best Debut Mystery," criminal defense lawyer Joe Dillard has become jaded over the years as he's tried to balance his career against his conscience. Savvy but cynical, Dillard wants to quit doing criminal defense, but he can't resist the chance to represent someone who might actually be innocent. His drug-addicted sister has just been released from prison and his mother is succumbing to Alzheimer's, but Dillard's commitment to the case never wavers despite the personal troubles and professional demands that threaten to destroy him.
"Pratt's richly developed characters are vivid and believable, especially the strong Southern women who fight their male-dominated culture from behind a facade of vulnerability in this brilliantly executed debut." -- Publisher's Weekly.
"It’s Scott Turow and Grisham... The opening chapter is maybe the most compelling I’ve read in a decade.” – Ken Bruen.
Smart and sophisticated, with a plot twist that will leave you shaking your head in wonder, "An Innocent Client" -- the first in the acclaimed Joe Dillard series -- will also leave you wanting more.
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Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Joe Dillard #1 |
Literary Awards: | Macavity Award Nominee for Best First Mystery Novel (2009) |
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Ratings: 4.18 From 35470 Users | 2178 ReviewsWrite Up Based On Books An Innocent Client (Joe Dillard #1)
I did enjoy this book, I liked the storyline but the characters annoyed me a bit. Like let's take the main character Joe for example, he seemed whiny to me. He said he felt like the justice system was flawed and he wanted to help innocent people, totally not what most of his cases were which is why he was miserable. Either accept it or don't. Then constantly feeling bad for his sister and accountable for something he didn't do or have control over, that was annoying until the end when theyIt's fun to get a book that you can read fast and get a good story. An Innocent Client was that kind of book for me. There were enough story twists to keep me interested and wanting to read to find out what was going to happen. I like Scott Pratt's writing style; it's easy to read with good dialogue. I did not care for the subject matter with the sleazy strip club setting, and the characters involved in that business, but I let that slide in getting involved in the characters, particularly, Joe
DOESNt WORK AT ALLThis is the first in the Joe Dillard series. An Innocent Client is billed as a legal thriller and comes up woefully short - filled with one-dimensional cardboard characters, stilted dialogue and an extraordinarily simplistic plot. There is nothing original here let alone engaging.Dillard is a defense attorney in Tennessee, who has become more than jaded with, and definitely tired of his job. There are political and border-line incompetent judges, who all seem to hold a grudge
An unintentional re-read. At the beginning the book is funny, poking at the system. It resorts to really vulgar stuff. What really disappointed me was the one dimentional characters. Some were perfect, others really bad.
Justice is in the eye of the beholder. When burned out defense attorney, Joe Dillard was made a monetary offer he could hardly refuse, he may have known better, he may have had an idea of the real events of the night the zealot preacher was killed, but he also knew his job was to defend the accused murderer.Angel was a beautiful, young waitress at a strip bar run by a business savvy Southern Belle who knew how to twist people around her bejeweled fingers, or if necessary, load their coffers of
Interesting storyline, nice short chapters, characters were written quite well. Three stars is suppose to mean "I Liked It" and I did, I just did not REALLY Like it. Wasn't left with a yearning to know what was going to happen next when I took a break from reading. The strongest emotion I got from the book was the complete dislike, and great desire to see justice done to TBI Special Agent Phillip Landers. Pratt wrote him as such a despicable individual you just hoped he also wrote a fitting
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