William Monk Defend and Betray, Book 3, (Paperback)

from ssperson

Content warning: Child sexual abuse Good story. It took a while to build steam, and one wondered how the defense was going to make its case, but once the actual motive was discovered, the pace picked up quite a bit. Also, I must say that, even though things are not perfect in our judicial syste...

from BonnieJune54

I enjoyed this book but wish it was edited a bit tighter. I didn't need a transcript of the whole trial. The author gets on her soapbox occasionally. It gets a bit repetitious and obvious. It's the same issues throughout the series so for. I think the need for women's rights shows best through th...

from kaulsu

On the whole, this was quite good, but. It is a series dilemma: how does a writer bring new readers up to the mark without rehashing all that has come before? I found Monk's flashbacks annoying, at least this time around. Used as a device to clue the reader in on his loneliness and need for a mat...

from MommaTracey

I don't understand why the author spends so much time in the first half of the book describing Monk in such a way as to leave no doubt he is a shadow of his former self...just an bumbling fool with his mind gone. I read that half furious and frustrated and tempted to toss the book down but then t...

from ScottKalas

I've only read three of the William Monk series but thus far this one is my favorite. Though I was to figure out in part the "why" of the crime the court room work of Rathbone was worth the read alone.