Review of The Inmate
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Review of The Inmate
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Inmate" by Alan P. Woodruff.]
Sentenced for a murder he denies committing, Jose Lopez has been in jail for 12 years. Now a religious man, he comes across the seasoned lawyer Lucius White and tries to get his help to prove what he has spent the past years saying. White, an experienced lawyer used to prevent his clients from going to jail instead of taking them out of it, is reticent to take the case. White and his team take the case and start turning rocks that someone wants to keep buried away. Will they stop when danger appears or will Lopez get lucky this time?
The Inmate by Alan P. Woodruff is the sixth book of the Lucius White Novels series, belonging to the thriller and mystery genres. Some things mentioned in the book might have a story described in the previous books, but not knowing it will not affect the experience of reading this one.
The book has a fluid writing style with small chapters, making reading it a fast and enjoyable activity. In general, the characters are well written, their actions and postures are in line with their descriptions. The plot is interesting, grabbing the reader's attention from the first chapter. You will want to know more about what happened to Jose Lopez and how White might aid him. Another point I liked was how the legal process, events, and terms were used: having no idea of how a lawyer should approach a case, I was able to follow the legal talk easily.
There were a few points that bothered me in the book. One of the characters, a lawyer, gave too much information over the phone to a stranger. Considering the sensitivity of the case they were working on, it was a strange action coming from a lawyer. Also, sometimes the characters circled back to things already discussed as if it was the first time they spoke about it, which might be confusing.
As a final down point of the book, when I read the last paragraph I was very disappointed. The author builds up the mystery through the entire plot only to leave the reader empty-handed at the end of the book. It might be because the book follows a group of lawyers and not a group of cops or private investigators, which causes the mystery to stay unsolved.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. The down points from the book are related to my expectation of it, and other readers might not agree with it. Nevertheless, the book has an interesting plot and solid characters and events to support it, which is why I think it deserves three stars. If you’re the kind of reader who doesn’t like unfinished threads in a book, I recommend you to read this one with caution, because you might be a little disappointed like me. Otherwise, any reader that likes a mystery should read this book.
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The Inmate
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Sentenced for a murder he denies committing, Jose Lopez has been in jail for 12 years. Now a religious man, he comes across the seasoned lawyer Lucius White and tries to get his help to prove what he has spent the past years saying. White, an experienced lawyer used to prevent his clients from going to jail instead of taking them out of it, is reticent to take the case. White and his team take the case and start turning rocks that someone wants to keep buried away. Will they stop when danger appears or will Lopez get lucky this time?
The Inmate by Alan P. Woodruff is the sixth book of the Lucius White Novels series, belonging to the thriller and mystery genres. Some things mentioned in the book might have a story described in the previous books, but not knowing it will not affect the experience of reading this one.
The book has a fluid writing style with small chapters, making reading it a fast and enjoyable activity. In general, the characters are well written, their actions and postures are in line with their descriptions. The plot is interesting, grabbing the reader's attention from the first chapter. You will want to know more about what happened to Jose Lopez and how White might aid him. Another point I liked was how the legal process, events, and terms were used: having no idea of how a lawyer should approach a case, I was able to follow the legal talk easily.
There were a few points that bothered me in the book. One of the characters, a lawyer, gave too much information over the phone to a stranger. Considering the sensitivity of the case they were working on, it was a strange action coming from a lawyer. Also, sometimes the characters circled back to things already discussed as if it was the first time they spoke about it, which might be confusing.
As a final down point of the book, when I read the last paragraph I was very disappointed. The author builds up the mystery through the entire plot only to leave the reader empty-handed at the end of the book. It might be because the book follows a group of lawyers and not a group of cops or private investigators, which causes the mystery to stay unsolved.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. The down points from the book are related to my expectation of it, and other readers might not agree with it. Nevertheless, the book has an interesting plot and solid characters and events to support it, which is why I think it deserves three stars. If you’re the kind of reader who doesn’t like unfinished threads in a book, I recommend you to read this one with caution, because you might be a little disappointed like me. Otherwise, any reader that likes a mystery should read this book.
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The Inmate
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