PerriOShaughnessyMovetoStrike
Title: Move to Strike
Author: Perri O'Shaughnessy
File Type: Mobi
Subject:Fiction:Detective
Description:Amazon.com ReviewDefense attorney Nina Reilly has bad luck with men: one marriage ended abruptly, and another ended in tragedy. Still, her misfortunes with the opposite sex are nothing compared to the trouble she has finding a decent client. In her sixth outing, Move to Strike, Ninas defending a minor whos a major pain: Nikki Zack, a mouthy, rebellious teenager whos being tried as an adult in the murder of her uncle, a wealthy plastic surgeon. Like a lot of people in Lake Tahoe, Nikki disliked Bill Sykes, who showed both greed and snobbery to Nikki and her scatterbrained mother, Daria. He discouraged their familial overtures except when he cheated them in a land deal. Nevertheless, Nikki claims she didnt kill him, even though she was spotted sneaking around his pool on the night of the murder, and the prosecutions case against her is based on a blood sample that indicates she wielded the murder weapon. Nina is particularly struck by two strange facts: Sykess son Chris was killed in a plane crash at almost the same time Sykes died, and Sykess widow, Beth, is almost abnormally quick to front the money for her nieces defense, no questions asked. Nina knows Nikki saw something or someone at Sykess house, but shes not sure whether Nikkis protecting her sleazy, housebreaking boyfriend or Daria, whose vagueness is almost too extreme to believe. Nikki is placed under house arrest, but thats not enough to keep her--or Nina and her son Bob--safe when a stranger starts calling. When the treasure trove of unimpressive-looking rocks that Nikki took from Sykess underwater hiding place turns out to be something completely unexpected, the ring of suspects widens and danger creeps closer. Nina teams with Paul van Wagoner, the investigator (familiar from __ and previous Nina Reilly mysteries) she cant quite seem to disentangle herself from, to help sort the loose ends from the dead ends. And there are plenty of both.The OShaughnessy sisters (Perri is a pen name for Pamela and Mary) are taking new risks and increasing the stakes with every book, and Move to Strike shows they can pull it off. The characters are deftly drawn and the plotting masterfully complex. The pacing falls a bit short of heart-stopping; the courtroom scenes serve to up the stakes for Nikki, yet dont really add much tension. But this series is still young and keeps getting better and better. Grisham and Turow, check your rear-view mirrors: theres a new writer in the fast lane. --Barrie TrinkleFrom Publishers WeeklyCrime knocks at lawyer Nina Reillys door once again in this breathy legal drama, the sixth in a series, set in the resort community of Lake Tahoe, Nev. This time it is single mother Reillys 13-year-old son, Bob, who steers her toward a new case, begging her to defend his friend, 16-year-old Nikki Zack. Nikki is accused of killing her rich uncle, plastic surgeon Bill Sykes, with a 16th-century samurai sword. She says she didnt do it, but the evidence suggests otherwise. Nikki was on the scene at the time of the killing and was known to hold a grudge against her selfish and stingy uncle. Even Reilly, a softie for the underdog, has to admit it doesnt look good for Nikki, until several other suspects pop upAdisgruntled patients of Sykes, a lecherous business partner, other bitter family members. The case is confused by the death of Sykess 19-year-old son the same day in a plane crash while returning to Lake Tahoe from L.A. Complicating matters further is a mining claim in northern Nevada thats yielding lots of high-grade opals. The claim used to belong to Nikkis family until Sykes convinced Nikkis ditzy mom, Daria, to sell it to him at a steep discount. OShaughnessy, the pseudonym for sisters Mary and Pamela OShaughnessy, splits the action between Reillys courtroom maneuvering and the detective work of her longtime investigator, Paul van Wagoner, whose role is greatly expanded this time around. Van Wagoner lacks the requisite magnetism for co-star status, and the plot swivels in a few unlikely directions, leading up to a far-fetched finale. Nevertheless, Reilly fans should enjoy this latest entry in a thriving series. Agent, Nancy Yost. Major adpromo; BOMC and Mystery Guild main selections; Doubleday Book Club and Literary Guild alternates. (Aug.) br 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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