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Death On A High Floor: A Legal Thriller [Kindle Edition]

Charles Rosenberg
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"Rosenberg spins a great criminal trial narrative that matches any in books by Scott Turow, John Grisham, or Michael Connelly. Readers will find the book hard to put down, but they'll also come away with a strong sense of the Darwinian life of big law firms."
Michael Asimow, Professor of Law Emeritus, UCLA Law School
Visiting Professor, Stanford Law School
Co-author,  Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies
Editor, Lawyers in Your Living Room! Law on Television
 
"Death on a High Floor is that delicious and rare combination of great, surprising mystery plot twists and engaging, full-color characters. I loved it, and can't wait to read Rosenberg's next book!" 
Anne Kenney,  Executive Producer, Greek
Co-Creator/Co-Executive Producer, Family Law
 
When the much-despised Marbury Marfan senior partner Simon Rafer turns up dead, with an ornate dagger buried between his shoulder blades, it comes as a surprise to no one. Simon was an abusive boss and had recently been on the warpath, clearing the "dead wood" from the legal firm he treated as his personal fiefdom. Nearly a thousand attorneys and associates, scattered across four continents, had good reason to want Rafer dead, but homicide Detective Spritz has his eye trained on Marbury Marfan partner Robert Tarza, in particular. Tarza and his friend and colleague---and maybe a bit more---Jenna are soon forced to play detective themselves, in a race to find the real killer or killers before Spritz finishes assembling a collection of evidence that will make a very credible case against Tarza.


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With plenty of twists and turns, Death on a High Floor is an excellent read that shouldn't be overlooked. - John Taylor, Midwest Book Reviews
 
If Death on a High Floor is any indication of author Rosenberg's future efforts, Scott Turow and John Grisham should be prepared to admit one more to their club. - Lori Hedgpeth, Psychotic State Book Reviews 

About the Author

Charles ("Chuck") Rosenberg has been the credited legal script consultant to three prime time television shows: L.A. Law, The Practice and Boston Legal, as well as The Paper Chase (Showtime). During the O .J. Simpson criminal trial, he was one of two on-air legal analysts for E! Entertainment Television's live coverage of the trial. He also provided commentary for E!'s coverage of the Simpson civil trial. He is also the author of the book The Trial of O.J. Simpson: How to Watch the Trial and Understand What's Really Going On (Publishing Partners 1994) and is a contributing author to the book Lawyers in Your Living Room! Law on Television (ABA Publishing 2009).

He has taught extensively as an adjunct law professor, including at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, the Loyola Law School International LLM Program in Bologna, Italy, the UCLA School of Law, the Pepperdine School of Law, and the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA.

A graduate of the Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, Chuck currently practices in the Los Angeles area. He has been a partner in several law firms, including a large international firm. Currently, he is a partner in a three-lawyer firm.  Chuck and his wife have lived in Los Angeles since the early 1970s. He is at work on a second novel.


Product Details

  • File Size: 796 KB
  • Print Length: 455 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0615492398
  • Publisher: Sliding Hill Press (March 30, 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B004ULVVP8
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,466 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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This book was a great page turner that I did not want to put down. Monica  |  51 reviewers made a similar statement
Too little character development. Barbara Shafferman  |  47 reviewers made a similar statement
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151 of 156 people found the following review helpful
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Chuck Rosenberg's first novel is a treat to delve into. At first there maybe a feeling that it is just one more murder mystery, but as the plot unfolds, you begin to realize that the author, himself a lawyer, has written about a profession that he knows well and has practiced for many years in LA. From this background, the murder plot unfolds in unexpected ways, and draws the reader deeper and deeper into intrigues within a law firm that has evolved from an well established firm in Los Angeles to become a massive corporate entity with offices across the globe. But, almost all of the action is centered within the urban environment of downtown LA and its surrounding, freeway linked environs. Rosenberg speaks with authority about the legal process in criminal law that unfolds in this murder case, with intimate professional relationships and friendships thrown asunder. There are many, interwoven levels to the plot with historical insights into the world of coin collecting, the hierarchal politics of the legal profession, the lifestyle of a loner practicing criminal law in his eccentric way, and the hyperbole and insanity of the media and bloggers who hang on every word of real or imagined evidence as the case unfolds. The accused, himself a respected member of the firm and his community, falls from corporate grace into that of a shunned 'has been' who has to face his own reality, one that he has long ignored, and what it also means to become his own victim in a crime that tests the highs and lows of his well being.

The book is more than an airplane read, as it is well written, and carries you along to a conclusion that is somewhat expected, yet not, as the absence of 'cheap sex', so often prevalent in murder mysteries is lacking and this in itself provides a refreshing change from the normal genre. I will read it again and recommend it to those who like suspense sprinkled with a strong touch of reality.
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86 of 88 people found the following review helpful
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I have to admit, I was scooped up into the plot from the moment I started reading this book. I actually read the book in two nights. The plot is not only intriguing but it takes twists and turns you don't expect - a couple of times, I thought I knew why things were occurring and then to my surprise the plot changed and again, I was enthralled. The characters were colorful and kept your interest to see what would happen next. I loved the book and hope to see more writings from this author. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will definitely recommend it to all my friends. Chuck Rosenberg is, in my perception, as good as John Grisham.
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68 of 72 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! September 12, 2011
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"Death on a High Floor" is a great book. The suspense starts on page 1 and continues until the very end. Once I began reading it, I could not put it down. I finished it in two days only because I had to go to work. Otherwise, I probably would have read it all in one sitting. I'm looking forward to Rosenberg's next book!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars You never know who is watching.
I could visualize the scenes very clearly, and had a distinct picture of each character. This is a murder mystery, and a good one. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Gray Cat
2.0 out of 5 stars The smartest man in the room was...
This book is not recommended, and the problems with it are almost too numerous to mention.
First and foremost, none of the characters are likeable, save maybe one (defense... Read more
Published 4 days ago by KC Sierra
1.0 out of 5 stars OMG
20 words required to explain this, let's see- boring...awfully boring...one of those books where you turn over three pages at once and you are still in the same situation... Read more
Published 16 days ago by Judith Miller
2.0 out of 5 stars A Slow, Legal Thriller
This book is very long, and the plot drags- at least that's what I thought. I picked it up at the end to see what finally happens. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Bette Franke
5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun!
This mystery is just plain fun! The dialogue is great, the characters are appealing, and the legal details are convincing and interesting.
Published 17 days ago by Don Garrity
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! I want more .
Anyone who likes thriller s or mysteries will love this book. It keeps you interested to the end! Great book.
Published 20 days ago by Milena Ilic
3.0 out of 5 stars Like a "Shot in the Dark"
Not really like a Grisham "suspense" novel. More like the Peter Sellers movie, "A Shot in the Dark", where the prime suspect, Robert Tarza, investigates the murder... Read more
Published 24 days ago by Michael J. Gurfinkel
4.0 out of 5 stars Death on a High Floor
This was a little little slow at first but once I got into into it i couldn't stop. The ending was great.
Published 25 days ago by Mary Frederick
4.0 out of 5 stars Unexpected
I didn't think this book would amount to very much, but having started it I couldn't put it down. The suspense was wonderfully carried throughout the book. An unexpected good read.
Published 28 days ago by gertrude
1.0 out of 5 stars No action!
This was a very boring book with boring characters and boring dialog. I'm mad that I read the entire book waiting for something...anything to happen. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Jules
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More About the Author

Charles B. ("Chuck") Rosenberg has been the credited legal script consultant to three prime time television shows: L.A. Law, The Practice and Boston Legal, as well as the TV show The Paper Chase (Showtime). During the O .J. Simpson criminal trial, he was one of two on-air legal analysts for E! Entertainment Television's live coverage of the trial. He also provided commentary for E!'s coverage of the Simpson civil trial. In addition to Death on a High Floor: a Legal Thriller, he is the author of the book The Trial of O.J. Simpson: How to Watch the Trial and Understand What's Really Going On (Publishing Partners 1994) and is a contributing author to the book Lawyers in Your Living Room! Law on Television (ABA Publishing 2009).

He has taught extensively as an adjunct law professor, including at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles (where he teaches the course "Law and Popular Culture"), the Loyola Law School International LLM Program in Bologna, Italy, the UCLA School of Law, the Pepperdine School of Law, and the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA.

A graduate of Antioch College and the Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, Chuck currently practices in the Los Angeles area. He has been a partner in several law firms, including a large international firm. Currently, he is a partner in a three-lawyer firm. Chuck and his wife live in Los Angeles, where he is at work on a second novel.




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