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Criminal Intent / Final Verdict
(2015)(A book in the Mike Daley / Rosie Fernandez series)
An omnibus of novels by Sheldon Siegel
This set includes the third and fourth novels in the Mike Daley & Rosie Fernandez series by NY Times Bestselling author, Sheldon Siegel. Get your "Mike Daley" double dose of legal thrillers with this special set featuring: CRIMINAL INTENT and FINAL VERDICT.
CRIMINAL INTENT
You can pick your friends, they say, but you can't pick your family. And lately, Mike Daley's family has been keeping him very busy. An ex-priest, ex-public defender, and ex-corporate lawyer, Daley and his former wife, Rosie Fernandez, now run their own San Francisco criminal defense firm. Most of their cases are fairly small-time, which is why it would be surprising that the person accused of murdering movie director Richard (Big Dick) MacArthur is calling them-except that the accused is Rosie's own niece, Angelina. That case is bad enough, but the family problems don't end there: Rosie's brother, Tony, may be on the wrong end of a strong-arm graft proposal; the son of one of the firm's lawyers has just been busted on a drug charge; Mike is having a clandestine affair with a woman judge...and Rosie herself has a dark secret that may make all of it seem irrelevant.
FINAL VERDICT
Fate throws a curveball when Mike picks up the phone and hears the voice of Leon Walker. This is not good news-because Walker was the one who ruined his marriage. Years ago, Walker and his brother participated in a stickup that left a man dead. Through a series of (some said) questionable maneuvers, Mike got the charges dropped, but he and Rosie fought about it all the time and it finally drove a wedge between them.
Now, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist has been found dead in a dumpster on San Francisco's skid row. The new murder has been pinned on Walker, but he not only tells Mike he is innocent, he says he is a dying man and doesn't want to go to his grave proclaimed a murderer. Dogged investigation, courtroom nimbleness, and a healthy dose of luck usually have helped Mike before, but it looks like it'll take more than that to prevail this time, and his time is running out-both on his client and, just maybe, on his partnership.
REVIEWS
AMAZON readers love these books with more than 300 reviews each. CRIMINAL INTENT has over 150 five-star reviews and an average rating of 4.3/5. FINAL VERDICT has over 200 five-star ratings and an average of 4.5/5. Here's what a few critics had to say:
"With great characters and realistic dialog, this book provides enough intrigue and courtroom drama to please any fan of the genre. Recommended for all public libraries."
- Jill M. Tempest, Library Journal Review of CRIMINAL INTENT
"Enlisting the help of their cadre of colorful supporting characters, Mike and Rosie attempt to find out what really happened, employing their usual investigative and courtroom acumen in the process. As always, Siegel makes the most of Mike's cunningly cautious cross-examination technique. An ending that's full of surprises--both professional and personal--provides the perfect finale to a supremely entertaining legal thriller."
- Mary Frances Wilkens, Booklist review of FINAL VERDICT
Genre: Mystery
CRIMINAL INTENT
You can pick your friends, they say, but you can't pick your family. And lately, Mike Daley's family has been keeping him very busy. An ex-priest, ex-public defender, and ex-corporate lawyer, Daley and his former wife, Rosie Fernandez, now run their own San Francisco criminal defense firm. Most of their cases are fairly small-time, which is why it would be surprising that the person accused of murdering movie director Richard (Big Dick) MacArthur is calling them-except that the accused is Rosie's own niece, Angelina. That case is bad enough, but the family problems don't end there: Rosie's brother, Tony, may be on the wrong end of a strong-arm graft proposal; the son of one of the firm's lawyers has just been busted on a drug charge; Mike is having a clandestine affair with a woman judge...and Rosie herself has a dark secret that may make all of it seem irrelevant.
FINAL VERDICT
Fate throws a curveball when Mike picks up the phone and hears the voice of Leon Walker. This is not good news-because Walker was the one who ruined his marriage. Years ago, Walker and his brother participated in a stickup that left a man dead. Through a series of (some said) questionable maneuvers, Mike got the charges dropped, but he and Rosie fought about it all the time and it finally drove a wedge between them.
Now, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist has been found dead in a dumpster on San Francisco's skid row. The new murder has been pinned on Walker, but he not only tells Mike he is innocent, he says he is a dying man and doesn't want to go to his grave proclaimed a murderer. Dogged investigation, courtroom nimbleness, and a healthy dose of luck usually have helped Mike before, but it looks like it'll take more than that to prevail this time, and his time is running out-both on his client and, just maybe, on his partnership.
REVIEWS
AMAZON readers love these books with more than 300 reviews each. CRIMINAL INTENT has over 150 five-star reviews and an average rating of 4.3/5. FINAL VERDICT has over 200 five-star ratings and an average of 4.5/5. Here's what a few critics had to say:
"With great characters and realistic dialog, this book provides enough intrigue and courtroom drama to please any fan of the genre. Recommended for all public libraries."
- Jill M. Tempest, Library Journal Review of CRIMINAL INTENT
"Enlisting the help of their cadre of colorful supporting characters, Mike and Rosie attempt to find out what really happened, employing their usual investigative and courtroom acumen in the process. As always, Siegel makes the most of Mike's cunningly cautious cross-examination technique. An ending that's full of surprises--both professional and personal--provides the perfect finale to a supremely entertaining legal thriller."
- Mary Frances Wilkens, Booklist review of FINAL VERDICT
Genre: Mystery
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