Audible Audio Edition
Listening Length: 10 hours and 15 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Unabridged
Publisher: Diane Capri LLC d/b/a August Books
Audible.com Release Date: December 9, 2014
Whispersync for Voice: Ready
Language: English
ASIN: B00QSFWTX2
Best Sellers Rank: #252 in Books > Audible Audiobooks > Mysteries & Thrillers > Legal Thrillers #2422 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Legal #6058 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Hard-Boiled
as I have enjoyed Diane Capri's Judge Willa Carson's books when looking for more I came across Secret Justice. thinking great she's written more - upon further reading what do I find, all they're done is put a new title [Secret Justice] on to an old book [Harper's Hell]. This is disgusting - is she just after suckers to buy and then find that it is what they have already read. Not what I like.
In "Harper's Hell," Judge Carson finds both her father and her secretary in extreme situations. In the case of her father things are more foolish than dangerous. In what Willa is convinced is a midlife crisis, Dad has acquired a trophy wife who gives trophy wives a bad name. What's a daughter to do? Her secretary's situation is more life-threatening as she is drawn into a criminal web that includes bank-fraud, art theft, and murder. It takes all of Willa's courage and competence to bring order out of this sinister conspiracy taking place during Tampa's annual Gasparilla celebration (Mardi Gras lite). Willa doesn't disappoint her father, her secretary, or readers in this solid entry into the Judge Carson series.
The justice system and how it operates is always as fascinating as the many different cases which arise for judgment once again in Florida. I am sure this book meets the expectations of the author's fans. I grew tired of Florida, pirate festival, lengthy descriptions of character's personalities and slow moving plot. However connected the author is to John Grisham, Lee Child, James Patterson, I would prefer these authors. This is not to take from the obvious successes, the enthusiastic fans. Give me a Lee Child Jack Reacher yarn any time for page-turning escapism!
This is the third book in the Willa Carson series and the third that I have read. I love Willa Carson, and I love the fact that Tampa seems almost like one of the characters in these books. The plots are clever and intriguing, and all the characters contribute to the story. Keep them coming, Diane!
Judge Willa keeps me guessing right up to the end. Just when I think I've solved the mystery it takes a turn. Love the Characters and can't wait to read #4 Kate's Killing.Harper's Hell (Judge Wilhelmina Carson Series #3)
In this installment of the Judge willa series we get to meet more of the ensemble characters. That along with the well plotted books makes this series really special.Martha Powers, award winning author of Conspiracy of Silence and Death Angel
An enjoyable mystery with lots of twists and turns in the plot. Except for the Judge and family most of the characters are not people you would want to know and that includes the secretary/suspect. Would be five stars except for the incredibly annoying habit so many authors now have of repeating the brand name of everything from underwear to dog collar. Everyone shops so give it a rest. The book is a good mystery for a lazy summer day.
I believe this could hav been à good mystery if there had been à good editor. An editor needs to do more than check for poor spelling. Willa said the man with LAS would eventually need 24 hour care. A couple of chapters later she said he had 24 hour care. A good editor could have saved us from à lot of repeated dialog. Also when she was searching the house we had to read about every shoe and pocket she put her hand in and then told us she found nothing. At times I felt like I was reading à travel guide. If you enjoy reading about clothes and make up and house design this is the book for you.
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