Resumo de Breach Of Promise - PERRI O''SHAUGHNESSEY

Lindy Markov
is the victim of her husband''s mid-life crisis. Mike Markov has dumped his wife
for a younger woman, who just happens to be an employee of the company founded
jointly by the Markovs.

Stunned,
Lindy hires local Tahoe attorney Nina Reilly to obtain her share of the assets.
Unfortunately, this isn''t a cut-and-dry case. The Markovs lived as husband and
wife for years, but never got around to making it a legal union. To make
matters worse, the company, house and accounts are all in Mike''s name. In the
eyes of the law, Lindy has nothing.

Nina feels
she can fight for her client. It was Lindy''s meager savings that started the
Markov''s company. Her ideas and dedication are responsible for its 200+
million-dollar value.

Nina is a
small-time attorney with a big heart. Can she convince a jury that her client
is entitled to half of the assets without a wedding ring?

Mike Markov
has hired Jeffrey Reisner, the biggest gun in Lake Tahoe.
The sleazy lawyer has the means and the funds to prevail in this apparent
open-and-shut case. It''s bad enough that Mike Markov is a big jerk, but it bugs
Nina that she has to deal with her egotistical nemesis Reisner as well.

If Lindy is
victorious, her attorney''s pay out will be huge. Nina sees potential dollar
signs. It clouds her judgment and makes her take big risks. She mortgages
everything she owns in order to hire a big-name trial attorney and a jury
consultant for her team. Depending on the jury, Nina will be rich or she''ll be
broke.

Breach of
Promise follows the
preparation and trial of Markov vs. Markov. Nina has come a long way since she
was dumped by her husband and laid off from a big San Francisco law firm, as detailed in Motion
to Suppress. Instead of giving up, the gutsy attorney moved to Lake Tahoe and set up shop on her own.

This is the
fourth novel in the Nina Reilly series. It''s her biggest case yet. Breach of
Promise is a legal thriller. The pace moves slower than a whodunit-type of
story, but the moves are more calculated. O''Shaughnessy has a law background
and the expertise pays off in this story.

It''s easy to
dislike Mike Markov, but Lindy isn''t exactly a heroine. Her lies and bad
choices make it difficult to side with the plaintiff for justice. Still, Nina is
quite likable and readers can''t help but root for her over Reisner in this
David and Goliath case.

The verdict
is announced, but the story is not over. O''Shaugnessy has another trick up her
sleeve in a side plot that exposes a shocking event in the Lake
Tahoe halls of justice.

It''s
possible that readers may not like the end of the story. The events are wrapped
up, but not as neatly or happily as some may prefer. I give nothing away by
saying Nina is deeply affected by recent events, but is able to bounce back
enough to resume her practice in the next installment: Acts of Malice.

Nina Reilly
is the creation of two sisters, who write together under the pen name Perri
O''Shaughnessy. The combined effort works well. Nina is a respectable character.
It is easy to like her. The series installments are quite entertaining, with
many regular characters including Sandy
the office assistant, Bob the young son, and Paul the on-again/off-again love
interest.

Breach of
Promise is a good
legal thriller. It''s a story of suspense, passion and a lot of guts.
O''Shaugnessy''s legal fiction is just as good as Grisham''s. The only thing
missing is the ego. (Oops! Did I say that?) Check out this fourth installment
in the Nina Reilly series. You won''t be disappointed.

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