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Rachel Hebblewhite (32 KP) rated Thirteen in Books

Aug 21, 2019  
Thirteen
Thirteen
Steve Cavanagh | 2018 | Crime, Thriller
5
8.5 (15 Ratings)
Book Rating
Highly rated which was disappointing!
First of all, I tend to finish books relatively quickly even when working full time etc. I am currently on holiday which is when I read most and it has taken me a significant amount of time to finish this book.

I'll start with the good points: the book is easy to read and follow and it has nice ending. It was interesting reading about the judicial system in particular the focus on the jury but ultimately the book was highly disappointing especially after it has been reviewed rather highly. The story was ridiculously unlikely, which led to no attachment to the story. The characters were mundane and I genuinely felt no connection or emotion to them. The ending was quite predictable and lacked the wow factor.

In my opinion it is not worth the time it takes to read the book.
  
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Yvonne (12 KP) rated Thirteen in Books

Jun 9, 2019  
Thirteen
Thirteen
Steve Cavanagh | 2018 | Crime, Thriller
8
8.5 (15 Ratings)
Book Rating
Before I started this book, I had never read any of the other books in this series. What grabbed me was the blurb and a lot of recommendations from my friends.
Eddie Flynn is a defence lawyer, good at what he does, he has made a name for himself, whilst annoying the NYPD. When Robert Solomon gets arrested for murder, Flynn gets an invite to be on the defence team. With all the evidence stacked up against Robert, Flynn knows he has a fight in court. But the further Flynn investigates, he quickly comes to realise that it is not a simple case of murder.
From the start, you know that Joshua Kane was a master of his work. Everything he did was planned to the finest detail. He was one of the cleverest serial killers I have read about and I did have an admiration for him.
The story swaps between Flynn and Kane’s story, there is no confusion as Kane is in 3rd POV. This helped the story flow and you learn about the characters in detail. This story is fast paced and the tension builds throughout. I do not read many courtroom dramas but I found this intriguing, even down to the jury selection and after I found out what they have to go through to get selected, I admired Joshua more.
When I am reading thrillers I like to guess where the story was going, but with this story, I was wrong in every case. The story was well plotted and there was a lot of detail to the story. Even if you have not read the others in the series, you do not miss out on any of the stories as this can be read as a stand-alone and for me a good introduction to this author’s work. An intriguing plot and a must for thriller lovers and you will get to find out why thirteen as there are only twelve on the jury.