Death Benefits [Paperback]

Michael A. Kahn (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: A dutton book (1992)
• ASIN: B000Y98TX2
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,532,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Michael Kahn is a trial lawyer by day and an author at night. He wrote his first novel, GRAVE DESIGNS, on a challenge from his wife Margi, who got tired of listening to the same answer whenever she asked him about a book he was reading. "Not bad," he would say, "but I could write a better book than that." "Then write one," she finally said, "or please shut up." So he shut up, and then he wrote one.

Kahn is the award-winning author of: seven Rachel Gold novels; an eighth novel, THE MOURNING SEXTON, under the pen name Michael Baron; and several short stories.

In addition to his day job as a lawyer, he is an adjunct professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, where he teaches a class on censorship and free expression. Married to his high school sweetheart, he is the father of five and the grandfather of, so far, three.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, intriguing and enjoyable to read., September 23, 1998

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This review is from: Death Benefits (Rachel Gold Mystery) (Paperback)

Rachel Gold Mysteries is an excellent example of the female detective/attorney genre. Not to be compared with Kinsey Millhone (which is the best) but the Rachel Gold series gives a different perspective from a female attorney's point of view. (Rachel Gold has a law degree and Kinsey Millhone has a high school diploma with police academy training. The differences in perspective are informative to say the least. Death Benefits shows an inside look at a senior partner's life that you won't get to see anywhere else. This was an intriguing and fast paced book. Also it takes place in St. Louis so you get the feel of a large city in the Midwest compared to the East or West coast.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Read, October 24, 2011

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Terracotta Dove (Arlington, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: DEATH BENEFITS (Rachel Gold Mystery) (Kindle Edition)

This is #2 in Kahn's Rachel Gold series, newly available on Kindle - and at a great price.

I thought this was magnitudes better than the first. I enjoyed the mystery on that one, but in this book, the author seems to have really grown: the writing and pacing were smoother, more taut, and the characterizations were much improved. And it was occasionally very funny.

I enjoyed the unexpected history bits. I thought the villain was once again obvious, but the resolution was a surprise. I totally didn't buy the emotional issue at the end, but it was easily disregarded.

Diving right into #3.