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Chargement... Capitol Murder: A Novel of Suspensepar William Bernhardt
   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  Carl_Alves | Mar 7, 2017 |   I have enjoyed many of the Ben Kincaid series over the years and this one was good, if a bit strange. The mystery was well done and I didn't figure it out until just before the reveal but the whole vampire cult and sexual shenanigans were too much. (  ) Ellen_R | Jan 15, 2016 | politics (  ) rosekly | Jun 21, 2010 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la sérieBen Kincaid (14)
Fiction.
Literature.
Suspense.
Thriller.
HTML:William Bernhardtâ??s bestselling novels featuring Oklahoma defense attorney Ben Kincaid capture the bare-knuckles reality of high-stakes criminal defense, as lofty ideals of justice clash with power, corruption, and wealth. In Capitol Murder, Bernhardtâ??s hard-charging hero takes on his most shocking, headline-making case yet. Kincaidâ??s legal success has earned him a dubious reward: a journey through the looking glass into the Beltway. Here, in the heart of the nationâ??s capital, a powerful U.S. senator has been caught first in a sordid sex scandal, then in a case of murder. Senate aide Veronica Cooper was found in a secret Senate office beneath the Capitol building, on Senator Todd Glancyâ??s favorite couch, blood pouring from the knife wound in her throat. The young womanâ??s death comes on the heels of the release of a sordid videotape depicting her and Senator Glancy in compromising positions. With the senatorâ??s reputation in tatters, the evidence against himâ??as a sexual predator and possibly a killerâ??mounts. By the time a nationally televised murder trial begins, Kincaid and his team know theyâ??re facing the challenge of a lifetime. According to public opinion, and even in Kincaidâ??s most private thoughts, Glancy is one more politician who cannot admit his own culpability. But while a dramatic trial unfolds in the courtroomâ??loaded with pitfalls, traps, and an astounding betrayalâ??another trial is taking place on the mean streets of D.C., as Kincaidâ??s investigator pursues a young woman who was a friend of Veronica Cooperâ??s, plunging Kincaid into a bizarre world of Goths, sadomasochists, and a community of self-proclaimed vampires. Somewhere in this violent underworld lies the secret behind Veronica Cooperâ??s demise . . . and the crux of Senator Glancyâ??s innocence or guilt. In a case that pits Kincaid and his freewheeling partner Christina McCall against the brutal machinery of Washington politics, the answers they seek are hidden in a murderous maze of lies and hidden motives. And in William Bernhardtâ??s best novel yet, getting to the truth is an Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Although this was an entertaining read, the whole vampire aspect was over the top. I had no problem believing that these types of cults exist. As a vampire author, my own research has shown this to be true. But the Sire comes off as this omnipotent force of evil, and it wasn’t believable. I also felt the novel should have ended with the end of the trial. The entire part at the end, although not unexpected since Barnhardt is apt to do this sort of thing, was overkill and anticlimactic. His editor should have convinced him to bring out the hatchet and chop the whole thing out. In summary, this was a readable novel but not a great one.
Carl Alves – author of Blood Street (