Customer Reviews

Death Penalty: A Novel

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4 star:		(2)
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2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Criminal attorney Charley Sloan is a very, strong, well-developed character, and Death Penalty has so many interesting goings-on that I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to see what will happen next. My attention was held from the first to last page. Coughlin nicely ties together all of the subplots, although some are somewhat predictable. Nonetheless, Death Penalty is well-worth reading, as are each of the other books featuring Charley Sloan.

This book is a gripping read, and does not insult a lawyer's intelligence. The central character, outside of his personal morals, is an admirable lawyer with whom one cannot help but empathize. And tho there are evil lawyers and judges portrayed, the book does not seek to demonize the profession, and at the end the lawyer hero does not go off to some tropical island so he won't have to practice law any more. A most welcome relief to the lawyer-bashing books a la Grisham. One of the best legal thrillers I have ever read.

This is a simple, direct story that works. It doesn't let the reader down in any way, from first page to last. The plot is sensible, the side-plots are engaging, and the characters are deftly drawn with a few short sentences.

This is a good page-turner about an alcoholic lawyer now in recovery. He faces difficult trials, issues of integrity and various romantic entanglements.

There's mystery, suspense and good writing. The protagonist, Charley Sloan, is engaging and likable.

This is my first time to read one of Williams Coughlin's books but it won't be the last. He creates characters with substance; the storyline flows, building interest as you continue reading. Very enjoyable and a very plausible plot.

This book was still on 3,000 ft. plateau and was still good

William Coughlin has a way of keeping you hanging on and won't let you go. Just when you think you know what is going to happen, he comes up with a surprise. The more I read, the more I wanted to read!! Although most people hate lawyers, this one was actually human!

This was not a good book. The main character was unlikable and the plot could be guessed at every turn. I have a chapter to go to finish this. I will read it while I stand in line somewhere. Not worth actually sitting down to finish.

When you read pages and pages of a book and says nothing.

When a book could be written in half pages that it was.

When you don't know what to do, if pick the book or watch TV.

When you will know the end at the beginning, the book is worthless

I had to work hard on this one and if you suffer while reading a book just don't worth it. I gave this book two stars because my book's qualification is from two to six.