Ready for the Defense
Within the first three chapters Hank has been assaulted in the courtroom, been struck by an SUV in a hit-and-run attempt on the life of a client, and has confiscated and crashed a limousine in an attempt to follow the attackers. As Hank regains consciousness in his hospital ward after being treated in the ER for a concussion, physician Amelia Fuentes helps him avoid police questioning regarding the nature of the meeting with his boss, flamboyant attorney, John Paul Mac Pherson, and their client, Senator Victoria Serling. Senator Serling was in a coma. Mac looses the battle for his life in surgery. Hank is left alone to defend the senator in a criminal investigation and takes it upon himself to personally find Mac’s killer. The Washington DC police, the FBI, the IRS, the DOD, and the Washington Press pull out all the stops as they frantically attempt to scoop the other agencies in the breaking news and rumors of political misconduct, germ warfare, and the persistent legal protection Hank affords his client. Langan carefully develops his characters through Hank as he introduces each of them in a first-person narrative account that is filled with unique insights on subjects ranging from high-school athletics, philosophy, theology, model airplanes, golf, legal procedures, and investigative techniques, to anthrax and germ warfare. Strong, tight dialog carries the fast-moving plot forward. I personally enjoyed Hank’s caustic, self-deprecating humor, as he compared himself to Detective Joe Friday, and told stories of his father, an Episcopalian minister, and of his Jewish mother. Langan emanates the depth of character development of Dashiell Hammett and P. D. James, the plot twists of Mickey Spillane, the spell-binding conclusion of Agatha Christie, and the mastery of observation of Arthur Conan Doyle. “Ready for the Defense” paves the way for a series of Hank Fisher mystery novels as he joins forces with Roger Lynch in future adventures, investigation, and intrigue. I expect Hank Fisher to join the ranks of Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade, Nero Wolf, Alex Cross, and Hercule Poirot. Mike Langan’s writing is highly entertaining, strong, and refreshing. |
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