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| Title | : | Dead Even |
| Author | : | Brad Meltzer |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 512 pages |
| Published | : | December 31st 2002 by Warner (first published May 13th 1998) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. Mystery. Suspense. Legal Thriller. Crime. Mystery Thriller |
Brad Meltzer
Paperback | Pages: 512 pages Rating: 3.8 | 4555 Users | 312 Reviews
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This is my second disappointing stab at reading a Meltzer novel. I'm simply underwhelmed with his weak writing ability. The actual story behind "Dead Even" is really quite good, but Meltzer's characters are so utterly annoying that reading about them is the literary equivalent of enduring nails raking down a chalk board. Ugh! In "Dead Even" the female protagonist, Sara, is a complete witch (or think of a rhyming synonym) but we, as readers, are supposed to sympathize with her. Her husband, Jared, in contrast, comes off as a spineless wimp (who needs to discover the word "assertive") instead of portraying the loving and protective husband. The plot: Sara, an unemployed lawyer, finally lands a job at the NYC DA's office. However, major City budget cuts are announced on her first day of work and she fears for her job. As the rookie, she's desperate to prove herself so she takes on a few cases. One of those cases, however, was a home robbery misdemeaner earmarked for a more prestigious and well-regarded Assistant DA, but she takes it anyway. By that small act of legal thievery, Sara becomes entangled in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game full of crooked public employees, psychotic murderers, and heartache as the defendent "hires" Sara's husband to represent him. Both Sara and Jared are told, without each other's knowledge, that they must win the case or the other will die. Thus, the thrilling circus begins. And it is a great story; one that would have been marvelous had a better writer set upon it. Awful dialogue and irritating characters do not a great book make.Be Specific About Books In Favor Of Dead Even
| Original Title: | Dead Even |
| ISBN: | 0340658177 (ISBN13: 9780340658178) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | New York State(United States) |
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Ratings: 3.8 From 4555 Users | 312 ReviewsWrite Up Out Of Books Dead Even
This book had all the character development of a comic book. We knew virtually nothing about Sara and Jared except that they went to law school, her parents died, and they were both competitive. The plot went on way too long and was too complicated to hold together at the frenetic end. Although I thought the author did a good job of creating a convincing no-win situation for the two of them, I just didn't care enough about Sara and Jared to care how they got out of it.This was my go to book when the books from the library turned out to be duds. I'd carry it around as backup, until I was finally out of library books and had to exercise extra to finish it up. It's exciting, it's packed full of interesting characters with depth, and there is never a dull moment. It's more thriller than legal, but it's a great mix. I love all of the Melzter books, and these early ones are proving to be no exception, I can't wait to read more!
I've read a few Brad Meltzer books and this hasn't been one of my favorites. It want a bad book but it didn't really urge me to keep reading until the last 150 pages or so. Premise of the book is husband and wife are both lawyers and on opposite sides. when the wife steals a case from another ADA she ends up getting more than just a simple burglary like she first thinks. she's trying to put away a bad man who happens to know some rich people and ultimately they hire her husband to defend them.
Guaranteed sparks from the premise of the husband and wife being on opposite sides of a criminal case that goes well beyond the initially reported burglary. Add to it that the couple are pawns of their clients or associates who have bigger concerns to address, and everyone is beyond edgy. Realistic? I don't know, but attention-holding on my drives to work and back.
Interesting plot.Husband and wife team, one is ADA, the other is working in big law firm. These educated lawyers acting like emotional teenagers. There dialogue are boring and long. Murder and mayhem, and who to trust or believe from the start to finish.
Dead Even is a romance-novel-ish legal thriller and a step or two above qualifying as an airport book. Its not so much a whodunit as a "who'll do it," with the primary question being who's going to bring down whom.Im always ready to look askance at female protagonists written by men because in my literary experience such characters are usually stereotypical and shallow. Author Brad Meltzer seems to have tried hard to make heroine Sara extra tough but her internal voice isnt realistic and comes
Sara Tate is begining a new career as an ADA in New York, and with budget cuts looming, she wants to get off to a good start. So she learns how to get a good case - steal one from the incoming files receptionist, and one that is pre-assigned to the celebrity in the DAs office is sure to be a winner, right? No, it is just a routine burglary, but she can't dump it without getting into trouble, so she goes with it. Unfortunately, it is NOT a routine burglary, and she is in way over her head!
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