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Cruel Justice

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This is the best! He cunningly puts 2 stories you wouldn't think would fit together and then all of a sudden, BAM! It hits you, this is this and that goes with that and it is so amazing! I love this book!

This is a story of a poor, struggling lawyer who takes on a case that's impossible to win and pays no money. He wins. Fame and fortune follow. This story has been done over and over and been done better. The opening court scene is a ploy to set up animosity between attorney Ben Kincaid and the prosecutor, his former friend, and is just plain silly. There are attempts to bolster the main plot with side issues...Kincaid's sister unexpectedly leaves her baby with him...his mother shows up...his ex-brother-in-law is tracking a child molester. The main story line, which was mildly interesting, could have been expanded and stood on it's own. As it was, all the little side stories only detract from the main plot and weaken an otherwise good idea for a story.

This book, as well as the previous ones provides an entertaining time without the overly twisted plot some other authors within the legal thrillers category elaborate. The Kincaid books also have a good amount of humor and the side stories relating to Ben Kincaid, his assistant, mother, sister and ex brother in law provide an extra appeal to the series. This side stories make it worthwile to read the books in order, which is what I am doing.

If you are looking to have a good time with a book that reads fast and easy, this is one of your best options.

I really liked this story. I liked how he tied the two different storylines together in the end. This book is funny at times, suspenseful, and an all around enjoyable read.

I enjoy reading Bernhardt's Kincaid novels because they mix entertainment with courtroom drama. Granted, Bernhardt doesn't seem to be the greatest of them all, but the stories are usually amusing and deliver a great deal of entertainment although sometimes they are a little too far off from reality. I actually do like the other side-stories within the main plot, unlike other reviewers here, but some things are strange: If a car takes a sharp left curve, how can the right wheels almost lift off the street? I probably got the idea of gravity and physics totally wrong all these years...who reviewed this?

William Bernhardt has written another good book. I really wish the world had a lot of Ben Kincaids in it, but I doubt it does. Ben is defending an retarted man who is accused of killing a woman ten years ago. The story also includes another man who is taking young boys and making them do sexual things before he kills them. How do these two things connect?? Have to read to find out but you will. Ben, Mike Morelli, Christina McCall, Jones and Loving are all involved. The story will hold your attention from beginning to end. The court room drama is very good. Morelli is, as usual, a very good detective. The ending will surprise you, or it did me, anyway. Ben even gets closer to his Mother in this one. This is book five, would suggest reading them in order, if possible, they will make a better connection.

This was reccomended to me by a local bookstore and my first time to read Bernhardt. Wonderful. I am going to be a big fan. Ben Kincaid is some kind of attorney.
I went out yesterday and bought his first book, Primary Justice, and finished it today. Unbelievably good for a first book. I found several of his books in Amazon and will try to find all of his books to read in the order they were written.

I enjoy the Ben Kincaid books and this one is still my favorite

This is a story of a poor, struggling lawyer who takes on a case that's impossible to win and pays no money. He wins. Fame and fortune follow. This story has been done over and over and been done better. The opening court scene is a ploy to set up animosity between attorney Ben Kincaid and the prosecutor, his former friend, and is just plain silly. There are attempts to bolster the main plot with side issues...Kincaid's sister unexpectedly leaves her baby with him...his mother shows up...his ex-brother-in-law is tracking a child molester. The main story line, which was mildly interesting, could have been expanded and stood on it's own. As it was, all the little side stories only detract from the main plot and weaken an otherwise good idea for a story.

This was one of the most gripping and interesting stories I have ever read. It was riveting and never boring. This was the first Berhardt book I have read and I now am looking for all the rest. I am in the service, presently in Kuwait. I found this book in the PX. Much to my disappointment, it was the only William Berhardt book they had. I WILL read the whole series and anything else William Berhardt ever writes. Keep them coming