Loose Among the Lambs: Loose Among the Lambs (Paperback)

by Brandon (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
San Antonio DA Mark Blackwell returns in this high-powered, courtroom drama involving a well-connected attorney accused of child molestation.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
In San Antonio, a twisted sexual deviant confesses, then recants. A victim then identifies another player--attorney Austin Paley--as the perpetrator. It falls to DA Mark Blackwell to sort out the highly publicized case. Quick scene shift to the trial, comprising half the text, pitting Austin Paley's word against the victim's and showcasing Brandon's clear talents for the drama of cross-examination. Brandon slowly scales up the tension, producing surprise witnesses and withholding the consequences should Paley be convicted; Paley is a powerful string puller and could tell of the whereabouts of a number of buried bodies. But Brandon drops this plot line, content to skillfully construct his courtroom dialogues, missing in the process an opportunity to portray corruption at city hall. Brandon delivers for his numerous readers by maintaining doubts until the jury's verdict; perhaps he's saving the corruption angle for a more daring plot next time, for his alter ego Blackwell is now his serial protagonist. Brandon has all the props for a legal thriller (see also his Rules of Evidence ), but he needs to swing for the fences to break into legal mysterydom's big leagues. Gilbert Taylor --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (November 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671760335
• ISBN-13: 978-0671760335
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,354,232 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOLF AMONG THE LAMBS INDEED, July 25, 2004

By	Michael Butts (Martinsburg, WV USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

LOOSE AMONG THE LAMBS is one of the most compelling and gripping novels I've read in a while. Jay Brandon delivers a powerful storyline, replete with incredibly realistic characters and emotional confrontations that are explicitly and thoughtfully written.
DA Mark Blackwell is asked to do a favor for a friend---a child molester wants to confess to his crimes, and he wants to surrender to Blackwell. When the case comes to trial, however, the molester recants and says it wasn't him. Soon, a young ten year old boy watching news reports identifies the real culprit, but it's not the arrested molester---it's the man's lawyer.
From hereon, Brandon takes us through a maze of deceit and cover-ups; the brave young boy who has to fight his feelings of his abuser, and testify in court. Blackwell is aided by a dedicated underling named Betsy, and finds himself facing his old mentor in the final showdown.
The courtroom scenes are phenomenally well done, and the pacing keeps us intrigued. We feel the terror of the act; sympathy for the victim and their families; we also learn more about Blackwell and his own failed fatherhood with his son, David. This is not sugarcoated; the deck is not stacked. Faults match virtues, and even Blackwell comes under our scope at times.
All in all, however, this is a brilliant book. Well worth reading!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Jay Brandon ever wrote., July 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Loose Among the Lambs (Hardcover)

STUNNING STORY. Deep dark plot. You won't be able to put it down