This is a wonderful novel brimming with a plethora of
characters who come to life devastatingly as the story unfolds. Of course there
is Mitch the main protagonist (‘young lawyer’, as we say in Africa) and his
beautiful wife, Abby. There is the elderly, sly, unctuous Oliver Lambert who is
exposed early as a sick depraved man – also a lawyer. As he is referred to: “he
said you were a real nice man. I thought you’d like that” . What an irony!
Then there is Nathan Blake, another veteran lawyer introduced deliciously. “It was the eyes, the cold black eyes with layers of black wrinkles around them. Great eyes. Unforgettable eyes. When he spoke, the eyes narrowed ad the black pupils glowed fiercely. Sinister eyes…He had without a doubt, the most ominous evil presence Mitch had ever felt. It was the eyes…”
Yes, we have a gallery of assorted lawyers in this work, also including the rather pathetic Avery, who also reiterates to Mitch the sinister nature of the “legal firm” here: ‘The rules never change. They are cast in concrete. Carved in granite. Etched in stone. Violate too many and you are out. Or violate as many as you want, but just don’t get caught,’
Then there is “Tammy”, the distinctive, resourceful woman whose role/contributions in this work is wonderfully commendable. Kudos to her as she is arguably the real hero(ine) of this excellent novel.
Then there is Nathan Blake, another veteran lawyer introduced deliciously. “It was the eyes, the cold black eyes with layers of black wrinkles around them. Great eyes. Unforgettable eyes. When he spoke, the eyes narrowed ad the black pupils glowed fiercely. Sinister eyes…He had without a doubt, the most ominous evil presence Mitch had ever felt. It was the eyes…”
Yes, we have a gallery of assorted lawyers in this work, also including the rather pathetic Avery, who also reiterates to Mitch the sinister nature of the “legal firm” here: ‘The rules never change. They are cast in concrete. Carved in granite. Etched in stone. Violate too many and you are out. Or violate as many as you want, but just don’t get caught,’
Then there is “Tammy”, the distinctive, resourceful woman whose role/contributions in this work is wonderfully commendable. Kudos to her as she is arguably the real hero(ine) of this excellent novel.
- - Review by Henry Ozogula
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