Final Witness [Paperback]

James Scott Bell (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Broadman & Holman Publishers (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805418423
• ISBN-13: 978-0805418422
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #671,078 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

JAMES SCOTT BELL is a bestselling and award winning suspense writer. He was the fiction columnist for Writer's Digest magazine and has written four popular books for the Writers Digest line: Plot & Structure, Revision & Self-Editing, The Art of War for Writers and Conflict & Suspense. Jim taught writing at Pepperdine University and numerous writers conferences in the United States, Canada and London. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where he studied writing with Raymond Carver. He lives and writes in L.A. He blogs weekly at Kill Zone -- www.killzoneauthors.blogspot.com

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Christian Legal Thriller I've Read, April 3, 2001

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Eric Wilson "novelist" (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Final Witness (Paperback)

This book takes you on a ride. Strap yourself in and wait for the Final Witness to appear.

James Scott Bell does many of the things that Grisham does so well: tight plotting, believable motivations, crackling dialogue. Like "The Great Divide," by T. Davis Bunn, Bell reaches for the top rungs of legal thrillerdom and succeeds. The narrative is leaner and less colorful than Bunn's, but this only allows it to race faster.

While working in some valid Christian themes, often based on legal examples, "Final Witness" tells the compelling story of Rachel Ybarra, a young paralegal working on a case against the Russian mob. The details of the courtroom seem well-researched, and the struggles that Rachel goes through--with her alcoholic father, her boss, her FBI friends, and particularly her nemesis "The Man"--move credibly to a very satisfying end with a few surprises along the way.

Bell's other books are going to the top of my wish list.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Technicolor Plus, January 15, 2000

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Lisa Samson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Final Witness (Paperback)

I'm not usually a fan of legal dramas, but then I'd never read James Scott Bell before. This striking, well-written novel will keep you turning pages well after lights out! Set in L.A., Final Witness deals with the Russian mafia, a subject I'd never read about before. Fascinating detail, well-rounded characters and colorful description are obvious trademarks of this author. But it is his fabulous dialogue that elevates this fast paced novel to a higher level of fiction writing. Should most definitely be a movie! You won't be disappointed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Final Witness, November 25, 2001

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Pat DeTienne (Wichita, Ks United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Final Witness (Paperback)

I was not disappointed. James Scott Bell has written another intriguing book. I couldn't put it down.