Customer Reviews

Jury Duty

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This book was the first Van Wormer book I read. It kept my interest from page one. The characters seem so real and this book gave an inside look at the juror experience.

Laura has a way of making you care about the characters and gets you right into the story.

I have read all but two of Ms. Van Wormer's books, and happened to read this one right after "The Bad Witness," and "Jury Duty" was by far better. If you want to get a good view of a court trial from a juror's perspective, read this book.

Although some other reviewers didn't like the romances going on, I did like the stories that were happening outside the courtroom -- let's face it, people have lives and romance (good or troubled) is a part of it; not only that, but romance wasn't the only thing happening outside the courtroom. After reading what the jurors have to listen to day in and day out during the trial, you actually are happy that they can find some happiness despite the circumstances. This was a page turner that only took a few days for me to read!

Ms. Van Wormer seems to put out better novels where she is covering several characters' lives throughout the book (like this one, "Riverside Drive" and "West End"), rather than focusing on just one character (the current Sally Harrington series).

This is a fun book. The main characters are very likeable and the villians are downright nasty. If you like this author's other books, you won't be disappointed. This was quick and easy to read and kept my interest. She is a "friendly" author and writes a good story.

Great book, held my attention from page 1. Felt as if I was in the courtroom along with the characters. Can't wait for something new from Laura

I think this is a terrific read, my favorite by Van Wormer. I wish she'd bring some of these characters back to meet Sally Harrington.

I like some of the author's books, so i am assuming that her writing has improved over time. This book purports to be a murder trial seen through the eyes of the jury. The plot is very thin. The trial is probably as boring as a real one -- endless objections, sidebars, etc; i thought i was back watching the OJ trial. the romance has nothing at all original about it. pass this one by.

Throughout the book, a case was being built against a murderer and during the time it was being built and fought over in court, I was waiting for the "other shoe to drop" or a huge revelation to be brought to light. Alas, that didn't happen. A few characters fell flat, some didn't even fit into the story and the end was anti-climatic. This story really needed a twist in the trial to make it a better read.

those expecting legal fiction would do well to start theirreading with the afterward in which the author,who had recently served as a juror,describes this effort as "a whole new wonderful frontier". presumably this means the author's entry into the world of legal fiction, while,in fact, a murder trial is merely an incidental pretext for a thinly veiled romance. below average for the courtroom genre.