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The Colour of Law

By: Mark Gimenez
Narrated by: Pete Bradbury
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About this listen

 Scott Fenney is a hotshot corporate lawyer at a big Dallas firm. At 33, in the prime of his life, he rakes in $750,000 a year, drives a Ferrari, and comes home every night to a mansion in Dallas' most exclusive neighbourhood.

He also comes home to one of Dallas' most beautiful women, with whom he has a much-loved daughter, Boo. For Fenney, life could not be better. But when a senator's son is killed in a hit-and-run, Fenney is asked by a state judge to put his air-conditioned lifestyle on hold to defend the accused: a black, heroin-addicted prostitute, a client very different from the people Fenney usually represents. And, more importantly, she is not going be paying $350 an hour for the privilege of his services.

Under fire from all sides, Fenney drafts in a public defender. Yet as Scott prepares to hand the case over to Bobby, he feels increasingly guilty about the path he is taking, because Scott still believes in the principle of justice. The question is: does he believe in it strongly enough to jeopardise everything he holds dear? And to what lengths is the dead man's power-hungry father prepared to go to test Fenney's resolve?

©2006 Mark Gimenez (P)2006 W F Howes Ltd Action & Adventure Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense Law Thriller Crime Fiction Exciting Suspense

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Critic reviews

"A good story, which Gimenez tells with passion and conviction." ( The Sunday Telegraph)
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Great court room drama, brilliantly narrated by Pete Bradbury, my first Mark Gimenez book, looking forward to listening to more :)

Great story, bit slow but gets better with time :)

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This has all the ingredients to make a wonderful movie I have been visualising it in my minds eye as I read along would be fantastic

Great read looking forward to more from this author

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What made the experience of listening to The Colour of Law the most enjoyable?

Really enjoyed this book - John Grisham (sic) at his best! Kept me engaged throughout and the narration was excellent.

Engaging

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I enjoyed the book as a whole as it was fast paced and and good story. My issue was with the characterisation. I am certainly no feminist, but it’s a very long time since I’ve read/listened to a book where ALL the adult female characters are either prostitutes, maids or trophy wives, whose career and life aspirations did not extend beyond marrying a rich man. Constant references to the men going to work and the women going shopping or doing charity work may me despair. I think the book was written in 2007, but the characterisation seemed more suited to the the 1950s!

Good story, but...

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Pete Bradbury sucks his teeth lots. It's a little annoying.

Story is ace. Really enjoyed it.

Loved it

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Really enjoyed this book. A compulsive read. I have enjoyed every book I have so far listened to by Mark Gimenez

Enjoyable

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A really good story, well narrated and very engaging. Characters are well developed throughout as the story moves along. Somehow the content surrounding the law and lawyer’s is unsurprising but very engaging.

Very enjoyable.

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Also love this narrator.
So good. The story was moving at speed and I didn’t expect the ending. Very exciting and entertaining.

Definitely my favourite lawyer

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good story. Good characters but unfortunately couldn't get more than half way through. Although I did like the narrator there was just too much mouth noise. Obviously wasn't done in a professional studio. Such a pity

couldn't get to the end unfortunately

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Really enjoyed the plot. Maybe felt a little slow at the beginning but it all came together beautifully at the end. A gripping listen.

Better than Grisham!

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