Gumbo Justice - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
'Ryan couldn't keep her thoughts from drifting back to the homicides on
the short drive home. L'Roid Smith had been killed in a way common
among gangs members - beaten, shot in the head execution style and left
naked. It was the ultimate humiliation, and the same way he had
committed his own gang murders, including the one Ryan had tried to
prosecute. And Jeremiah had been beaten, the same way he had beaten his
wife on the case Ryan had handled.'
Ryan Murphy is a New Orleans Assistant District Attorney working to
build a winning case history in the hopes of being promoted to the
"Strike Force." But she has a problem. The die-hard criminals that she
prosecutes are turning up dead in the same fashion of pain and death
that they bestowed on their victims. Even though this may be getting
the criminals off the streets, it's not helping Ryan with her
promotion. Especially when news leaks to the media that there is a
connection between Ryan and the deaths.
Gumbo Justice was a book that I actually sat up until 1:00 in the
morning to finish. I had to know who was trying to ruin Ryan's career
and why. This book is so well written that as I read along I actually
started seeing Ryan and the other characters in action. It could easily
be made into a movie and I know the perfect actress to play Ryan. Holly
Hunter plays in a TV series called "Amazing Grace." In my opinion
"Grace" is the perfect Ryan. She loves to party, get down right dirty
but still get her job done.
I thoroughly enjoyed Gumbo Justice and recommend it to anyone who loves
a good murder mystery. Holli Castillo's experience as a prosecutor and
public defender in the New Orleans court system comes through with the
full knowledge as to how the courts really work.
"Holli Castillo has the pulse on law enforcement beyond the headlines in pre-Katrina New Orleans. Her background as a public defender lends her debut novel authenticity and a strong voice to prosecutor Ryan Murphy. Part police procedural, part legal drama, Castillo is a welcome addition to both genres."- Sunny Frazier, author of WHERE ANGELS FEAR and others in the Christy Bristol Mystery Series.
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