Dead Center
by David Rosenfelt
Published by Mysterious Press
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Reviewed by Andrea Sisco
Andy Carpenter has it all--well almost. He's is an extremely wealthy and well-known criminal defense attorney from New Jersey who doubles as a 'talking head' on the cable networks when high profile cases break. Life is good--well almost.
The love of Carpenter's life has left New Jersey and as much as he'd like to deny it, he's not over her. But he's working on it. One day his ex, Laurie, calls him from her home town of Findlay, Wisconsin where she's moved to join the local police force. She's acting chief and has arrested a young man, Jeremy Davidson, for a double murder. But she believes he's innocent.
Carpenter agrees to go to Findlay to investigate the case. When he begins to believe in Davidson's innocence, he joins forces with a local attorney to represent him. What he finds is an entire town populated by people who belong to a mysterious religious group; a young man's disappearance; another murder; and to top it off, his life may be in danger.
This is my first experience with David Rosenfelt's novels. As soon as I finished Dead Center, I put all other TBR (to be read) books aside and began reading his previous novel, Bury the Lead. He's that good!
Rosenfelt's Dead Center is a thrilling, fast-paced read with a protagonist that is a wisecracking, smart alecky lawyer with deep feelings for his girl and his dog. Now, that's a great combination as far as I'm concerned. I laughed out loud and turned the pages as fast as I could because it was just plain thrilling.
Armchair Interviews says: Dead Center is a must read. But be prepared as you'll finish it, and then want more. The good thing--he's written several other books, so you'll have more fun ahead.