BOOK #9

During one of my book hunts on the internet, I came across a list. "50 Books Written by Women that Every Woman Should Read." I jumped all over that as I am terrible about reading women authors. And we should empower each other. Surprisingly enough, this book was on the list. I had never heard of Barbara Parker but I'm glad I know of her now. This was a page turner and I could barely put it down. And because today, I am lazy - I'm going to cut and paste on of her reviews from amazon.

Miami’s hard-partying culture is the backdrop for Parker’s latest, a stand-alone featuring CJ Dunn, defense lawyer to the rich and famous. CJ knows a a lot about partying, having done her share with boyfriend Billy Medina, who throws some of the classiest galas in town. When pretty Alana Martin disappears from one of them, Rick Slater, bodyguard-driver of a local politician, is tagged as the last to see her, and CJ, with a possible CNN gig to entice her, agrees to manage the fallout. Slater claims he is innocent, but as curious CJ investigates, she finds herself not only becoming more skeptical of her client but also recalling her own youthful mistakes. Parker’s earlier novels, especially her Gail Connor series, have earned kudos, but this one is less successful. The multiple story threads mostly come together by the close, but not without some stretching, and the prose this time sometimes verges close to cliché. That said, Parker has her fans, and female lawyers are a hot commodity in the genre at the moment.