
No Defense
A Barbara Holloway Novel
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Kate Wilhelm
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Lara and Vinny Jessup had a lovely May-December marriage. It renewed his lease on life after a battle with cancer, and it rescued her from a bad first marriage.
Initially, the sheriff out in Loomis County thinks that Vinny died when his car rolled over on a bad curve on Lookout Mountain. Then he finds the gunshot wound. Was it suicide or was it murder? With a large insurance policy as her motive, Lara could have staged the death - or so it appears to the sheriff.
Barbara Holloway finds herself drawn to the Oregon desert to take on this case, accompanied by her associates: her colleague Shelley with her Barbie-doll looks, the inimitable detective Bailey Novell, and her father Frank (who's soon to be a published writer).
But the case itself is as dead as the desert. Is there any defense at all?
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"Best for its regional details, fast-paced dialogue, and solid character delineation." (Kirkus Reviews)
"Those who prefer both style and substance in their courtroom dramas will find this a satisfying read." (Publishers Weekly)
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- Donna Tribe
- 12-07-03
Enjoyable & entertaining
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I too am from the area known as the Pacific Northwest, albeit the Canadian side of the border, and I agreed with the ready from Idaho - these editors need to get their pronounciations right - so that place names are pronounced correctly.
In spite of that, I found the locale and general georgraphy a refreshing change from most American courtroom dramas.
It was interesting and entertaining reading and I, for one, enjoyed the dimension added by this narrator - I thought she did a terrific job. In sum, I would recommend this book to friends.
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- Mary Short
- 08-26-21
Good story, Bad narrator
It shouldn't be that hard to get the correct pronunciation of place names. Spokane is SPO CAN. Willamette is Will am it.
It's disconcerting for the narrator to re-read passages randomly.
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- J. Sherwood
- 10-09-21
great story
I always enjoy this author's writing and her characters. only problem...the production crew dropped the ball in this audio book. Maybe narration was paid by the spoken word because there were more than six occurances of repeated paragraphs. Disturbing and distracting.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-31-23
love this series of books, great find and free
so many books for free, love them all so far. looking forward to the rest
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- Paula Aragon
- 02-02-24
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I really like this series about a father/daughter lawyers . Each case has been so interesting and unique.
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- Kay M
- 07-19-03
Terrific Plot
This audiobook kept me enthralled - I hated to stop the tape because it was so interesting. I love legal novels and thought by now I "knew it all" but I learned a great deal about our legal system. Well developed characters, interesting twists and turns, and a location that is new to most of us. One of my favorites!
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-16-21
Note to the audio editor
Many, many repeated sections or Audible doesn’t work well but great story as usual! Thank you
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- T W
- 08-15-21
Another great story
Another great story that follows Barbara Hollaway, can't wait to start the next one! Such a great series of books.
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- Susan A. Smith Horton
- 07-03-22
Good read
Loved it! Excellent real world characters with real feelings and problems! Well conceived story line.
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- mary Logsdon
- 10-08-22
Complicated but worth it
I found this to be a complicated and interesting story. The start up is a little slow, but needs to be in order to understand what’s happening in the storyline. Found it to be an interesting read. I highly recommend it!
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