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| Night on Fire |
Location, location, location! One of the things I liked about this new legal thriller set on Oahu among lagoons, beach resorts, houses with lanai overlooking ocean and gardens, stirring sunsets. Okay, so the plot was quite good as well, and the main character, a lawyer called Kevin Corvelli, a sympathetic and kind-hearted guy, though liable to fall in love with the wrong kind of women.
A fire on the upper floors of a beach resort kills ten people. Nine die in the fire but one was found with a fatal knife wound in the stomach and gasoline accelerant in his room where the fire was started. Kevin decides to defend a woman on honeymoon who was seen and heard fighting numerous times with her new husband, the knife wound victim. All the evidence points to Erin, the young wife, as the arsonist and mass murderer. Kevin falls for her and fights for her defense, against the advice of his law partner.
Kevin also gets caught up in the life of Josh, a four year old whom he rescued from that hotel fire and whose grandmother died in the fire.
Found this four to five star read at the library. I recommend it for those who enjoy legal mysteries and thrillers and armchair travel.
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I actually don't know if I've ever read a book set in Hawaii. Thanks for the recommendation.
ReplyDeleteI've kind of strayed away from the legal mysteries and thrillers but it sounds pretty darn good and I'm sold on the location!
ReplyDeleteCarol and Staci: Give it a try!
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