The Perfect Witness, he uses his talent for crime reporting to craft a gripping tale of deception and murder. When the postmaster of a small California town is slain, the results of the police investigation are perplexing. Although a young woman is found with the murder weapon and $33,000, she accuses Ira, a down-on-his-luck lawyer, of killing the old man. Despite the inconsistencies of her account, she tells it with such utter sincerity that Ira is charged. When Ira's attorney investigates, however, the evidence points beyond this "perfect witness" to a broader, more deadly conspiracy. By its chilling conclusion. Barry Siegel's courtroom thriller has questioned the very foundations of justice and truth. Narrator Paul Hecht conveys the lawyers' tensions and the seductive calm of the strange woman with equal flait. "Gripping, emotionally charged...Siegel conveys a strong sense of place, and he convincingly captures the conflict between flagging idealism and hard reality in his protagonists... The plot twists are genuinely surprising."---Publishers Weekly "Hecht's readings are wonderful, well paced, impeccable..."---Kliatt (from backcase)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A Good Book,
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This review is from: The Perfect Witness (Mass Market Paperback)
A good book that starts out slow, but becomes much better as the book develops. I almost quit but I decided to finish it and I'm glad I did. If you like a good legal read then I would recommend The Perfect Witness.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Legal Thriller Reveals Layer Upon Layer of Suspence,
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This review is from: The Perfect Witness (Hardcover)
Barry Siegel's legal thriller The Perfect Witness begins like a typical murder mystery, but develops into much more as Siegel begins to weave a complex plot that reveals all of the foibles of the legal system and the elusive search for the truth. The conclusion, that only by playing by the corrupt rules of the game can an innocent defendeant find relief are sobering. Siegel is very convincing in showing how things can go very wrong. The portrait of a power hungry prosecutor more concerned with getting a conviction that convicting the guilty party has a ring of truth. Siegel writes with the assurance of one who knows of what he speaks. He also does a good job at conveying a sense of place in the foggy California town. Personally, I didn't feel the characters were fully realized, but the complex plot structure and intriguing ethical issues carry the book. The Perfect Witness is a good read that got steadily more exciting as I went along. I found at the end, I couldn't put it down, and I was a bit disappointed when it was over. I highly recommend this book!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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a miss,
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This review is from: The Perfect Witness (Hardcover)
unlike the reader from Florida, i could not finish reading this book. It was too boring and I found the main characters uninteresting and obnoxious. I also disliked the way Siegel had to take three paragraphs to describe every little detail of every little thing. It made the story move at an excruciatingly slow pace. I don't think I will be reading any of his other stuff
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