Many thanks to NetGalley, Amazon Publishing | Thomas & Mercer, and Brilliance Publishing for gifting me a physical, digital and audio ARC of the new crime fiction novel by Robert Bailey, perfectly narrated by Ann Marie Gideon. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 5 stars!
Max Ringo was once a star at an elite law firm. Then a car accident left her addicted to painkillers. Fresh out of rehab, she is making her comeback as a mediator, and is appointed to handle a high-stakes divorce. But then the husband kidnaps her teenage son, Nathan, and tells Max that she either settles the case on his terms or her son dies.
This book takes place over three days, as the suspense and tension kept ramping up hour by hour. Told from multiple POV, we get the backstories of what led this couple to divorce as well as all the power struggles involved. .Max is a great character - flawed, but trying to do her best for herself and her son. Her addiction was handled respectfully - any one of us could find ourselves in such a situation. This is the first book I've read by this author, but I'm anxious for more. I always like a good legal thriller and this was all that and then some - plus, it's the first in a series starring Max Ringo and I am completely on board for more! The narration was great and I had no issues differentiating characters. I enjoyed listening to it when I couldn't be reading.
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