The much-anticipated return of one of the original masters of the legal thriller -- author of six New York Times bestsellers with six million books in print -- in the follow-up to Buried Evidence.
While trying three defendants for robbery, Joanne Kuhlman discovers that a far more serious crime may be unfolding. One of the defendants is developmentally disabled. His attorney and mother insist he was cruelly exploited by his crime partners. When the young man disappears, Joanne fears he may have been murdered in a ruthless act to silence him. Her sympathies for this defendant lead her to entangle herself with his attractive attorney and compromise her career so the truth may be revealed.
Filled with extensively researched detail, breathtaking plot twists, and front-page legal drama, Conflict of Interest provides irrefutable evidence that Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, one of the pioneers of the legal thriller genre, is still writing at the top of her game.
This was my first experience with this author, so I'm not sure if it's typical, but I don't think I want to try another one. I found the characters extremely annoying, especially the daughter, and shallow. I absolutely couldn't believe that a mature, responible parent would put up with, much less condone some of the behavior from her children. I usually love a happy ending, but this was down right sappy. The basic concept of the story was a good one, but I was so irritated by some of the characterizations, I had to struggle through it.
