Michael Gresham

Two major problems make Michael Gresham worth avoiding

1. While most novelists plot and plan a story, Ellsworth makes it up on the fly. The author seems as surprised from scene to scene as me. As if he got himself in a maze where he careened off walls of logical impossibilities to drag his battered narrative backward to stumble along another corridor - redefining (or abandoning)characters and plot to finally, be able to write 'the end". At which point Mr. Ellsworth was exhausted as me.

2. There aren't a lot of characters in this book but there are more than Stephen Hoye has voices. Mr. Hoye brings an annoying monotonic delivery to the lead character that's as if Star Trek's Mr. Data read us this garbled book.

At this moment there are two more books in this series... Which means that I shall save credits by buying neither of them.

Michael Gresham is a Chicago criminal lawyer with issues. The law firm he founded 30 years ago kicked him out so he is now on his own. His 45 year old ex-wife who he is paying $7500 monthly alimony is shacked up with a kid half her age and they are trying to have a baby. His older brother is the top civil law attorney in Chicago; well, he is when he is when not off his meds for his bipolar condition. Finally, Michael is defending an ex-con who killed the wife of the judge who sentenced him to prison. This book is a wild, if not entirely credible, ride. This novel is Book 1 of the three novel Michael Gresham series. Stephen Hoye does a nice job of narration, but I find his voice monotonous.

Horrible reader with way to mych drama. Thetory wasn't much better. This was a big disappointment

I found myself fast forwarding several times while listening to this. I am not sure if it was because of the narrator, or the story itself. I prefer books with more dialogue and less needless descriptions. I don't think I will read or listen to any more books in this series.

Liked the story as is usual for this author.

Michael

Please, listen to your narrator...he sounded impaired. It was a big negative to the story!

The plot moves with stunning twists blending courtroom drama with compelling side stories. The romantic interludes are a little lame and the protagonist a little goody two shoes but what the hey.<br/>

There seem to be several storylines and none seem to lead you anywhere. Narration was terrible. I don't recommend,

it was entertaining. A little over kill on the violence. The rate of healing of the burns
on the body incorrect .

Moves quite fast keeping interest level up. Several key characters are quite evil or basically the good guys and you really either like these people or hate them. Good legal twists though a few are simple. looking forward to next in series to follow the three I have read.

I kept coming back to it every chance I got. I listened to it on audio and I loved it!