Genre: Legal
Thriller/Women’s Fiction
Description:
“Miranda Quinn is back in the courtroom working as a legal aid
attorney when she's asked to represent Lennon, the daughter of a high school
friend currently serving time in prison. Still struggling with guilt from the
role she played in her friend's downfall, Miranda agrees to help.
The former assistant DA has given up a lucrative career as a legal
talk radio host to better serve her community. In her spare time, she
volunteers as a counselor for at-risk teens. It's challenging but rewarding, at
least until the young women begin to mysteriously disappear. As Miranda
struggles to find out who is responsible, it becomes clear that Lennon is in
danger as well. As the police piece together Miranda's clues, they realize
they're dealing with a much larger and farther-reaching organization than they
had expected.
Miranda has faced her share of adversaries, both in and out of the
courtroom. To expose the sex traffickers preying on the group of girls she has
sworn to protect, she'll need to keep her eyes and ears open. But to save the
one young woman who needs her most, she'll have to open her heart.
She's in for the fight of her life.”
Author:
Gail Ward Olmsted was a marketing executive
and a college professor before she began writing fiction on a full-time basis.
A trip to Sedona, AZ inspired her first novel Jeep Tour. Three more
novels followed before Landscape of a Marriage, a biographical novel
featuring landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, a distant cousin of her
husband's, and his wife Mary. Miranda Fights is the third book in the
Miranda Quinn Legal Twist series. Olmsted enjoys writing about quirky,
wonderful women in search of a second chance at a happy ever after. When not
writing, she loves being on the water, especially in a kayak. She is well known
for her blonde brownies, and coffee is her love language. For more, visit her
on Facebook.
Appraisal:
The main story line of this book, or at least what appears to be the
main story line, which is the protagonist Miranda Quinn representing Lennon,
the daughter of a high school friend, provides thought-provoking and solid
foundation for this book. But the story lines that branch off from it are what
makes it such a great read. These range from recognizing and helping uncover a
sex trafficking operation happening in the area to figuring out how to balance
conflicting needs between Miranda’s career and her husband’s, not to mention
coming to coming to terms with the history between Miranda and Lennon’s mother.
I found that I liked and cared about the main characters early on, so was eager
for them to figure out and resolve their issues and was glad to be invited to
come along for the ride by reading this book.
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FYI:
Some adult language.
Format/Typo
Issues:
My review is based on an advance reviewer copy, so I can’t gauge the
final product in this area.
Rating: *****
Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 70-75,000 words