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- Caught in the spider's web we call Justice
I am an around-the-world sailor, and as sometimes happens this book was left at the entrance to a pontoon where I kept my dinghy. Like most people I have set authors whom I read but this was a freebie, so I took it. I confess that I would never have bought this book in a shop (it looked to me like so many sentimental novels), so I was pleasantly surprised and in fact lucky because it turned out to be an enjoyable read and also an educational experience.
The spin-off for me was the way Susan Sloan expertly exposes the unfair and almost arbitrary way that people are caught up in the spider's web we call Justice. She tells about the malicious way in which the hero becomes a pawn used by the system that masquerades as the Purveyor of Justice.
Not all people are innocent of what they are accused but theis book outlines the way both the innocent and the guilty are unfairly treated. Perhaps the ending was not of my choosing, but after all it was only a novel. Read it and be forewarned how society might treat you too if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time. I cant wait to read other books by this writer.
Rating: - Excellent - highly recommended
Having never read a book by this author before I didn't know what to expect. Thankfully, the book turned out to be a gripping story from beginning to end, and I am glad I picked it up.
The story really has you hooked and leads you up all sorts of different paths. It had me changing my mind about various characters until the (completely surprising) ending!
On the basis of this book I shall be purchasing others by the author, and hoping they are just as good.
- Caught in the spider's web we call JusticeI am an around-the-world sailor, and as sometimes happens this book was left at the entrance to a pontoon where I kept my dinghy. Like most people I have set authors whom I read but this was a freebie, so I took it. I confess that I would never have bought this book in a shop (it looked to me like so many sentimental novels), so I was pleasantly surprised and in fact lucky because it turned out to be an enjoyable read and also an educational experience.
The spin-off for me was the way Susan Sloan expertly exposes the unfair and almost arbitrary way that people are caught up in the spider's web we call Justice. She tells about the malicious way in which the hero becomes a pawn used by the system that masquerades as the Purveyor of Justice.
Not all people are innocent of what they are accused but theis book outlines the way both the innocent and the guilty are unfairly treated. Perhaps the ending was not of my choosing, but after all it was only a novel. Read it and be forewarned how society might treat you too if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time. I cant wait to read other books by this writer.
Rating:
- Excellent - highly recommendedHaving never read a book by this author before I didn't know what to expect. Thankfully, the book turned out to be a gripping story from beginning to end, and I am glad I picked it up.
The story really has you hooked and leads you up all sorts of different paths. It had me changing my mind about various characters until the (completely surprising) ending!
On the basis of this book I shall be purchasing others by the author, and hoping they are just as good.