弁護士は奇策で勝負する (文春文庫) [文庫]

どぎついミステリに飽き飽きしている方へ
殺人の再審に着手した若き弁護士を襲う妨害。事件の背後の巨悪の正体は。爽快で緻密、一気読み保証の快作。これぞミステリの本道

父の頼みで死刑囚の冤罪事件に挑む弁護士アンディ。その矢先に父が急死、巨額の預金が発見された。父の過去に何が?二つの難事件を抱えた彼を襲う陥穽、脅迫、銃弾!だがアンディはくじけない。クセ者ぞろいのチームを率い、裁判も巨悪もひっくり返す秘策を探せ!MWA新人賞候補、一気読み保証の痛快法廷サスペンス登場。

It's no surprise to find Harlan Coben giving a blurb to Rosenfelt's debut mystery, an homage to Coben's popular Myron Bolitar series. Like Bolitar, lawyer Andy Carpenter lives in suburban New Jersey, has strong bonds with his father, is a sports nut and has a refreshing lack of respect for wealth and power. Andy also has Myron's self-deprecating sense of humor, which allows him to make fun of his personal shortcomings. But Rosenfelt lacks both Coben's powerful narrative engine and gift for bringing weird minor characters to credible life. Andy, a flamboyant district attorney who dazzles the onlookers in Paterson with cute courtroom antics that probably wouldn't last a New York or L.A. minute, stumbles through a couple of plots that just don't ring true. When his father, Nelson, a straight-arrow DA, asks him to defend a death row rapist/murderer seeking a new trial, Andy reluctantly agrees. When the older man dies (spectacularly, at a Yankees game), a totally unexpected $22 million estate surfaces. On the side, Andy works to restart his failed marriage to an important politician's daughter while also pursuing his no-nonsense female chief investigator. Then Andy finds much too conveniently an old photograph linking his father and a bunch of boyhood friends to the original crime. We never learn enough about Nelson to understand or care about his guilt. Loose ends that a Coben would never have left to dangle undermine the ending. Hopefully, a more seasoned Rosenfelt will do better next time.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --このテキストは、絶版本またはこのタイトルには設定されていない版型に関連付けられています。

Defense attorney Andy Carpenter manages to sail through any tough situation, whether inside the courtroom or in his personal life. But this all changes when his marriage breaks up and his father suddenly dies, leaving him distraught-and 22 million dollars richer. Andy doesn't know how his father accumulated this fortune or why his father begged him to take on the appeal of a death row prisoner. With the help of his newfound love, P.I. Laurie Collins, and the support of his golden retriever companion, Tara, he discovers a link between three of the most prominent men in New Jersey, including a senator, and his new client, Willie Miller. Willie was framed, there's no question about it, and Andy soon learns how far powerful men will go to protect their secrets.
--このテキストは、絶版本またはこのタイトルには設定されていない版型に関連付けられています。

DAVID ROSENFELT is the former marketing president for Tri-Star Pictures and lives in Southern California. --このテキストは、 マスマーケット 版に関連付けられています。

ローゼンフェルト,デイヴィッド
ニュージャージー州ペイタースン生まれ。37頭の犬を飼い、引き取り手のない犬を救済する“タラ財団”を運営する大の犬好き。映画会社トライ・スター・ピクチャーズの重役を経て、2002年、『弁護士は奇策で勝負する』で作家デビュー。ドナルド・E・ウェストレイクやハーラン・コーベンの絶賛を受けた。A・A・フェアを思わせるアメリカ・ミステリの醍醐味のある作品で、03年のアメリカ探偵作家クラブ(MWA)新人賞候補となった(本データはこの書籍が刊行された当時に掲載されていたものです)