I started eighth grade in 1959; during the year I started a new club at Westwood Junior High – a lawyer’s club. I doubt any other school had such a club, but it was due in part to my fascination with the TV show, Perry Mason. The show motivated me to read the actual books by Erle Stanley Gardner. I have been fascinated by books with courtroom drama or legal … Continue reading
Wealthy Men and their Multiple Divorces (Cartoon) List of Main Characters for SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES by Sheldon Siegel Download printable version of the following List of Characters shown below. THE PROTAGONIST FAMILY Mike Daley – The Lead Protagonist Rosie – Rosita Carmela Fernandez – Mike’s ex-wife, legal colleague, & love partner Grace – Mike & Rosie’s 6 yr old daughter Pete – Mike’s younger brother, a solo PI THE GIANT LAW … Continue reading
First of all, some definitions, taken and slightly adapted from Wikipedia: Special circumstances in criminal law are actions of the accused, or conditions under which a crime, particularly homicide, was committed. Such factors require or allow for a more severe punishment. Special circumstances are elements of the crime itself, and thus must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt during the guilt phase of the trial. As such, they are formally … Continue reading
Attorney Mike Daley – Ex-priest. Ex–public defender. And ex-partner in one of San Francisco’s most prominent law firms. He works with his ex-wife Attorney Rosie Fernandez. in Daly’s private practice as criminal defense attorney. In later books, they both go back to work in the public defender’s office. Good people protagonists. The books are listed below. Special Circumstances (2000) MBC Selection for Oct 28, 2022 Incriminating Evidence (2001) Criminal Intent … Continue reading
Here is some information for my fellow Bosch fans: 2022 is a great year for Michael Connelly fans! Both The Lincoln Lawyer and Bosch are getting new series adaptations. Of course, this isn’t the first time Michael Connelly’s works have been adapted for film or television! Here’s a quick and easy guide to every Michael Connelly film adaptation so that you can make sure you don’t miss out on a single one of them. … Continue reading
Absolute Certainty by Rose Connors was published in 2002, and won the Mary Higgins Clark Award in 2003. Connors went on to write three more legal dramas, ceasing in 2005. This book appealed to me because (1) I like “legal thrillers” (or courtroom dramas, lawyer-mysteries, etc), (2) It takes place on Cape Cod where I lived while in high school, and (3) it was a new-to-me author in this genre. … Continue reading
Just finished reading Guardian of Lies by Steve Martini. I chose the book because I am a fan of Martini’s writing and of Paul Madriani, the lawyer who is featured in many of Martini’s books. I am trying to think just what it is that made me dislike the book even though I could not turn the pages fast enough all the way to the very end of the book. … Continue reading
I stumbled across Robert Dugoni’s books recently, probably as a result of the hoopla over his latest bestseller, The Conviction. I thought I knew all the major courtroom and legal thriller writers, starting with Erle Stanley Gardner, but apparently not. So I checked out his writings over on Stop You’re Killing Me to find the title of the first book in his series. That’s how I came to read The Jury … Continue reading
LET'S PLAY CLUE: Was it MBC Leader Dick Goutal, in the garden, using the poisonous plant, Black Henbane?
