Incriminating Evidence [Large Print] [Unknown Binding]

Sheldon Siegel (Author)

Product Details

• Unknown Binding
• Publisher: Bantam (February 19, 2001)
• ISBN-10: 0739419196
• ISBN-13: 978-0739419199
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,835,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A native of Chicago, Sheldon Siegel earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois in 1976 and graduated from the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley in 1983. He has been in private practice in San Francisco for over twenty years and specializes in corporate and securities law with the firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP. Judgment Day is the sixth novel in his series of critically acclaimed, best-selling courtroom dramas featuring San Francisco criminal defense attorneys Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into eight languages.

Sheldon lives in Marin County with his wife, Linda, and twin sons, Alan and Stephen. He is currently working on his seventh novel. For additional information about Sheldon Siegel, please see the Q&A (answers to his most common questions at book tour appearances) at www.sheldonsiegel.com/meet.htm.

E-Mail Sheldon Siegel at [e-mail].

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, fast and fun!, February 18, 2001

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Stacy Alesi "I am the BookBitch" (www.bookbitch.com) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Incriminating Evidence (Hardcover)

Special Circumstances was the best new legal thriller to come out in a long time. It was with much anticipation (couldn't wait for another Mike Daley story!) tempered by slight trepidation (could he do it again?) that I started reading Incriminating Evidence. I am happy to report that my fears were completely unfounded.

Sheldon Siegel is a master of his craft.

I ripped through this book in a few hours, oblivious to all around me. Murder, betrayal, and kinky sex coupled with intelligent humor kept the pages turning. Great characters and believable dialogue take the reader deeper and deeper into Mike & Rosie's world, twisting and turning along the way. There is enough intrigue and courtroom drama to please any fan of the genre.

Siegel creates a story that is totally engrossing and enthralling every step of the way! It will hold you spellbound. Don't miss it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another literary home run for Sheldon Siegel!, September 6, 2001

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Jeff Edwards "RadioJeff" (Twin Falls, Idaho) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Incriminating Evidence (Hardcover)

FINALLY!! In a field of novels that has started to become rather stale in the past few years, Sheldon Siegel has injected an impressive dose of adrenaline with his first novel, 'Special Circumstances' and now with his just-as-good sequel, 'Incriminating Evidence', the trend continues. By now we have become familiar with criminal defense attorney Mike Daley, who is fast becoming my favorite protagonist in the legal thriller genre.

Mike is an attorney with a conscience. A former Priest who maintains a legal practice with his ex-wife, Mike Daley is suddenly forced to deal with a situation which takes him literally by surprise: San Francisco DA Prentice Gates, a not-too-friendly competitor, is arrested when a male prostitute is found dead in his hotel room, bound, gagged and handcuffed to the bed. Decisions, decisions...as much as Mike would like to relish the situation and kick him while he's down, his conscience kicks in--as well as that little voice in the back of his head that says 'we need more clients'--and he accepts the job of defending his arch rival in a murder case with so much incriminating evidence against Prentice, that it looks like he will be defending a guilty man. Sheldon Siegel, knowing what it takes to make a good legal-thriller exceptional, teases us with just enough information to make us question over and over again
WHO actually did the killing? As I read this book, I began to suspect everyone from Prentice's best friend, his daughter, shady

business partners, the male prostitute's pimp, even his wife--and then back to Prentice himself...finely crafted and tuned just right, 'Incriminating Evidence' deserves to be an enormous best seller. For fans of Steve Martini, Richard North Patterson, Phillip Margolin and Grisham, do yourself a HUGE favor and add Sheldon Siegel to this short list of A-List authors...yes, he IS that good. I very much look forward to Mike Daley volume 3. Highly recommended.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mike Daley stars again..., June 28, 2002

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This review is from: Incriminating Evidence (Hardcover)

Mike Daley, the unique, ex-priest turned criminal attorney, is back for his second outing. Sheldon Siegel, a California attorney, made some people sit up and take notice when he published "Special Circumstances", in which he introduced Mike Daley. This San Francisco based novel is every bit as good as his first, which is saying a lot!

One unique touch added by Siegel is his creative way of naming chapters, then giving a quote that would be taken from the fictional press at the time of his story. I particularly enjoyed Chapter 2, entitled "The A__hole Premium", accompanied by the quote "The Hall of Justice isn't a big tourist attraction"...from the SF Police Chief, in the SF Chronicle.

Siegel creates a real whodunit, where no one is sure until the closing chapters. The way in which the truth is parsed and stretched out by Siegel's client, who admits to it only when there is another unimpeachable source, is excellent and realistic. "Skipper", the San Fransisco DA, who was introduced in the first novel, takes center stage, but this time as an accused murderer of a male prostitute. One appealing new character is "Nick the Dick" Hanson, an 80+ and colorful PI who is legendary in the state, not just for his investigative skills, but for the way he controls a courtroom when he enters it. Siegel takes us back and forth to court, interspersing his story with the dilemma of Mike and Rosie (his ex-wife) who are law partners and still deeply committed to each other, despite the divorce.

A terrific novel, with great characterization, a compelling plot, and the promise of more good things to come in the series!