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Will Lee, or Willie, as he is called later in this book is the son of Will Lee, the attorney in Stuart’s book Chiefs. It’s a tale of, the law, love, and the IRA. Taking place around 1971. Will Lee is asked to take some time off Law School due to the fact that he was not living up to his expectations. So he travels to Ireland, the land of his mother, and spent some time with his grandfather. He meet a girl named Connie who teaches at a local school. When he can’t get what he really wants from Connie he moves on traveling to England. He meets a couple named Annie and Mark after saving a boat from crashing into other boats. Mark is a slightly eccentric ex Royal Marine is having issues with his wife Annie but is slightly oblivious to it. The boat that Will saved belongs to a man named Derek Thrasher. Thrasher is a very secretive man who has a high financial standing but likes to remain very private. Thrasher is sponsoring Mark to build a boat that Mark will sail in a single handed race and then turn the boat over to Thrasher. Mark asks Will, only after having known him for a few hours, to help him build to boat. Willie agrees taking the job that leads them back to Ireland to the same small town that his grandfather lives. In a pervious life, Mark killed a young member of the IRA while he was still severing in the Marines. When word gets out in this small Irish town it stirs up a lot of trouble for the three new friends. When Mark re-injures his knee, an injury that originally occurred the night he killed the kid in the IRA, and has to go back to England to have it repaired leaving Willie in charge, all the while trying to sneak the boat out of Ireland because Thrasher is being sued and it has been found out he is the true owner of the boat and the lawyers are trying to attach the boat to the lien. After a spat with Will, over a trip to Paris, Will hooked up with Thrasher’s personal secretary; Connie still helps Will finish the boat. While Thrasher’s law troubles are handled things start to settle down. It turns out that Connie’s best friend who was a nun is in the IRA and is the cause of major trouble for Mark, Annie, and Will. What keeps Will safe is his father is a prominent politician in the US and the IRA does not want to harm him because it could cause loss of support in the states. With the IRA after Thrasher, Mark and Annie the tale is intriguing.
This reviewer believed since, it was the second book Mr. Woods published he really found his style here. The book started out very slowly but about half way through it really pick up and almost could not be put down. Giving this book a 
rating. With a list of books to read it might be a little bit before this reader orders the next in the series.
Ms. Jance did it again. In this story Ali is called back to LA for her divorce, only to find out her soon to be ex husband is dead and since she was driving in the area near the murder during the time it occurred she is the prim suspect. New character are introduced such as Frang aka Paul's fiancée, yes yes the scum bag is engaged because the girl is knocked up and while the divorce papers are supposed to be signed on Friday the wedding on Saturday. Now since he is dead the only will that was signed was his old will even though he had one drawn up. Ali is the sole heir. This causes major issues for April, the fiancée, her mother, Monique, who swears she's there for the only interest is the unborn baby. More death occurs and a new blogger emerges as someone who finds it his personal mission to attack Ali via the Internet. Ali wrongfully dismissal suit lingers in the background but is handled. Ali's mom, Edie, and new friend Dave Holman , who in this reviewer's opinion a relationship may soon develop, come to visit to help. Her Son Chris and father come into play as well. With so many twist and turns you never see who did it till the end. Gives you a different perspective on Paul in the end...
Rating. Again nothing to graphic so no nightmare for this pregnant gal! Already have book three on request from the library!
Ali Reynolds’ is over forty and just lost her job as a new anchor at a tv station that is losing ratings in LA. The man that fired her has been brought on to "clean up the station for rating" but since he is a pot head he lets it slip in front of a witness, whom Ali happens to be close with, a security guard, that she is to old for the job while many of her male counter parts who are much older than her are allowed to keep their positions. Ali decides to sue the station, her husband who works for the network grows angry over this, even though he knew about her firing before hand and didn’t divulge it to Ali. This becomes the under score of the story. Ali soon finds out her best friend from High School, Renee, has passed away, the police believe it to be suicide. But Ali doesn’t. So she and her son Chris, travel to Sedona AZ, Ali’s home town. While on the drive there Chris reveals to Ali that his stepfather is cheating on her, finally bringing Ali to file for divorce, and hires another lawyer from the same firm as her wrongfully terminated suit. Ali’s parents run a café called Sugarloaf, a second generation eatery that is famous for its cinnamon rolls. While in Sedona Chris helps Ali start a blog about getting fired, the blog gains popularity rapidly. Her blog winds up covering several different issues from the firing, ALS after finding out Renee had it, cancer which is what of Ali’s first husband died of Chris’ father, and domestic violence. While the local sheriff does all he can to help Ali uncover the truth about her friend, while the sheriff of the county that crime occurred in believes it to be suicide and wants the case closed. So Ali takes matters into her own hands, after all she is still a reporter, knows when a story is hot, and knows how to follow good leads. It appears that the more she digs the more she winds up in situations that almost cost her, her life.
An exciting tale this reviewer couldn’t put down. J.A. Jance is not an author this reviewer normally reads but she will be from now on. This novel was so good she went to the library the same day she finished book one to read to book two. The reviewer gives this book . An unpredictable ending. The reviewer stumbled upon this book because one further along in the series caught her eye in a book club magazine only by a brief excerpt. When someone so short could catch this pregnant gal’s attention she has to go with it. This novel is not graphic which is great for a night read which might come into your dreams.
= Couldn't finish reading it
