Not just one of my favorite books, but one of my favorite books from one of my favorite series! I read this book in 2 days because I couldn’t put it down - can’t recommend it enough!

Well written follow uo to Tobisman's first novel (don't worry- this is fine as a standalone). Caroline is an attorney who knows her tech. She's struggling to understand why her grandmother left her whole estate to an organization she'd never heard of. She finds the truth. It's a good read.

I typically like to start a series at the beginning, but on some occasions I don't for whatever reason. In this case, I found out about the series due to this book and decided to just start here. I did not feel lost or confused at all while reading this despite not having read book 1.

I liked the main character, Caroline, a lot. Her background of being tech-savvy while also being a lawyer was very interesting to me and I liked how she used those skills throughout the book. Unlike some thrillers, Caroline actually behaved in a way that I found reasonable even when the crap was hitting the fan. She tapped into her resources and had a clever way out. I did enjoy reading this book and will likely go backwards to book 1 next.

Second book in a series about a former hacker/now-ethical lawyer who keeps finding herself in huge conspiracies but can never back down. This one is different in that she’s no longer with a huge law firm, now doing the attorney version of the down-on-her-luck private investigator. In this story she realizes her late grandmother’s watch has been stolen, and tracking it down leads to much bigger crimes that threaten her life and those of her friends.
I love how this author, in both books, takes a small detail and turns it into an entire plot. That takes skill and imagination. But unlike the first one, this time it felt a little more convoluted than it needed to be. I didn’t like it as much as the first, especially in the beginning, but since it was on nursing homes and that’s important to me right now, I kept reading. Thankfully in the end that didn’t turn out to be an issue. There were some intriguing new characters and everything wrapped up in the end.
3.5 pushed up to 4/5

Thanks, NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
I've never read anything by this author before, I truly enjoyed this book and the writing. I do feel like I ‘missed out’ by not reading the first book. I enjoyed the character of Caroline Auden. She is one smart lady and a lawyer to boot. When her grandmother dies, Caroline mourns losing the only constant in her life. But grief soon turns to suspicion when she discovers her grandmother left her entire estate - including a valuable antique watch, to a charity called Oasis Care. Oasis helps society's outcasts, like Caroline's alcoholic, homeless uncle. Caroline digs deeper into this place and when her life, suddenly, seems to be in jeopardy she must hide out on the mean streets of the homeless in LA. Caroline was a teenager when her father showed her how to hack pc's but she only does it now as a last resort. This part of the book was too much for me(as I don’t know that much about the world of computers). Having said that t I still enjoyed reading about how easy it is for the experienced hacker,

I hadn't read the first book but this one was very good as a stand alone. A lawyer with a highly qualified techie background was an unusual combination to begin with. Someone who stood first in her graduation, was offered a plum job coveted by all and left it within a month leaves a lot of questions behind. Starting her own firm in a very small way, carving out a niche for herself is going to be tough.

Caroline is tough - separated from all family she feels the loss keenly. A mother who is disinterested, and a father who has made another life for himself with a wife who does not want to have his daughter in their life the only person whom she loves dearly is her grandmother. Her grandmother is old, lives in a facility and Caroline knows that her time has come. However, when she does pass on Caroline is left with a lot of questions and ones which niggle at her conscience.

Unraveling these turns out into a full time investigation which is going to leave Caroline stunned by the extent of the corruption, the machinations behind the facade of old time retirement homes and a mafia of people who will leave no stone uncovered, including murder to cover up their traces.

The story was excellent, plausible and very very readable. I enjoyed this one thoroughly.

Goodreads and Amazon review up on 27/7/2017. Review on my blog mid November. Also linked to my FB page.

Proof by C E Tobisman.
Still haunted by the betrayal that forced her to leave a prestigious law firm, Caroline Auden struggles to keep her fledgling practice afloat—and her paranoia in check. When her grandmother dies, she mourns losing the only constant in her life. But grief soon turns to suspicion when she discovers her grandmother left her entire estate—including a valuable antique watch, the family’s sole heirloom—to a charity called Oasis Care. On the surface, Oasis helps society’s outcasts, like Caroline’s alcoholic, homeless uncle. But as she digs deeper, Caroline uncovers a sinister plot that sends her running for her life on the dangerous streets of Los Angeles.
Plunged into a world of addicts and broken souls and operating without a phone or a computer, Caroline finds sanctuary with her uncle and a ragtag group of outcasts while building evidence for her case. As she sifts through the shadowy world of the Goliath nonprofit, Caroline is also forced to confront her own dark shadows, casting doubt on her ability—and her sanity.
Fantastic read with brilliant characters. I was rooting for Caroline. Had me gripped from start to finish. 5*. Netgalley and Thomas and mercer.

When I started this book, I didn't realize it was second in a series. But I believe it is fine as a standalone.

Caroline is a young attorney trying to make a go of it on her own, after having had some trouble in her past. She is a bit estranged from her parents.

Her grandmother dies in a nursing home under some suspicious circumstances, and they find she has left all of her estate to Oasis, a training program for homeless, recovering drug addicts, etc.

Caroline's uncle Hitch is a homeless alcoholic.

Odd things happen, Caroline is on the run, and her Uncle Hitch and some of his homeless community assist her in getting to the bottom of what really happened in the nursing home where her Grandma lived and died.

There was some good suspense and this book kept me interested throughout.

Thanks to Netgalley & Thomas & Mercer for providing me with an ARC.

This is my second book from this author. Read this one thru NetGalley and loved it as much as the first book. Read it in one day couldn't put it down!

First line: "<i>On some days, Caroline disliked being a lawyer.</i>"

First off, I would like to thank Netgalley for the opportunity to read this novel.

Fantastic read that had me on the edge of my seat nearly the entire time. Fast-paced, edgy, nail-biting, shocking....all of these words are great descriptors for this novel...but none of them do it justice.

I did not read the first book in the Caroline Auden series...so I have no idea if the novels are to be read in order, but I did not feel lost while reading. There is a lot of referencing to Caroline's previous jobs and the author alludes to something bad happening, but I don't think it made a large impact on this plot.

I was flabbergasted at the actions of some of the characters in this book, and the extents they went to keep their secrets kept. Although that was a rather cryptic phrase, I really don't want to give away the storyline nor the many plot twists that are encountered in the novel. I would like to say that I really enjoyed reading this novel and I am happy with the way it ended... so, I guess I can say that this is definitely an author I will look into reading their other works.

One of the best books of the year for me!

A good sequel about the young lawyer/computer hacker Carolyn Auden in a suspenseful novel.