Thank you so much to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for an e-arc of this title in exchange for my unbiased review. I'd had an arc of the 2nd installment, and immediately went back and got her other titles. I said before that I don't know what I expected, but Clark crafts legal thrillers that I cannot wait to read. In this installment, there is some subject matter that's very current, including "revenge porn," being posted. Did it send Alicia to suicide? Soon after, her ex, who posted it, is also found dead. Was it suicide or was someone seeking revenge? Brinkman's investigator and staff at her law office are also great characters, and I enjoy seeing them back in this installment. There is a side story with Samantha having manipulated some information that puts her in the possible cross hairs of the cartel. Samantha had some horrific things happen in her childhood, and watching how it affects her today, and how she tries to stop the past from haunting her is also very well done. Read this entire series. If you like legal thrillers at their best...this is one of them.

At 463 pages, Clark offers us a fairly lengthy legal thriller. Like most legal thrillers, the focus is on the resolution of the confusing puzzle rather than on a shootout or other physical battle. The best part of the novel is the relentlessness of the driving plot. It is not consumed with describing everything in poetic imagery but on Irving together the answer to a riddle by meeting again and again with witnesses and constantly brainstorming.

In it, Clark touches on issues such as online harassment, media involvement in criminal cases, revenge porn, child sexual abuse, and human trafficking.

It is a legal thriller without a Perry Mason courtroom scene of revealing cross-examination and the lawyer character is a bit ethically challenged. Not all of the story is realistic. And, at times, it slipped into chick-lit. But the plot moves forward aggressively enough that such issues can be forgiven in the interest of an exciting plot.

Thanks so much to NetGalley, Thomas & Mercer, and Marcia Clark for the opportunity to read and review her latest book in the Samantha Brinkman series. If you haven't started this series, I highly recommend it! I liked this book the best of the 3 so far and I liked all the others! It was good to delve back into the world of Sam, Alex and Michy and their latest case.

The main case that defense attorney Brinkman was involved with was the death of a young college student, Alicia. Alicia had just broken up with her very controlling boyfriend, Roan, and he was considered the prime suspect. Then just days later he was found dead of an apparent suicide - or was it murder as his mother claimed? Alicia's father is a high-powered attorney and is being looked at as a person of interest, so he retained Sam.

There is also a continuing thread through these books of Sam's involvement with a gang leader that leads to many tense moments.

My only slightly negative is that these books are a bit long, but that takes nothing away from the writing or story. I can't wait to read more - this series is getting better as it goes along!

I really enjoyed this third Samantha Brinkmann book. She is a great character and the story in this one really held my interest. In this one, Samantha doesn't know whether she can trust her client, who is a person of interest in a homicide. This one was fast paced and kept me guessing. Another winner from this author!

If you thought a fiction novel by an attorney would be stale, dry, and unappealing, then look again. Yes, Snap Judgment is by *that* Marcia Clark and she has a winning title in this third of the Samantha Brinkman series.

In this novel, Samantha, better known as Sam, must come to the aid of her colleague, civil litigator Graham Hutchins. His USC freshman daughter, Alicia Hutchins, has been found with her throat slashed shortly after she tried to end a disastrous affair with a college companion, Roan Sutton. When it appears Roan retaliated by posting "revenge porn," and is found in a suspicious suicide shortly after, the law naturally looks to her father as a person of interest.

Sam is an independent criminal defense attorney and could really use the bucks. The staff is composed of Michy, an old childhood chum/office manager, and Alex, an ex-client but brilliant computer hacker. Both characters are well fleshed out.

Sam has been around the block; she is a complex character and not new to the game. She has tread on some pretty thin ice between legal and maybe not so much and tends to push her luck. She's street smart and edgy and she gets what she wants; definitely knows how to play poker.

A crime boss's knowledge of her maneuvers leads to a sub-plot intended to force her to find a murder witness in a case involving his nephew. Involved in the sub-plot is her police detective formerly estranged father, Dale Pearson, with whom she has managed a major coup--and far reaching reputation.

Sam manages to devote serious amounts of shoe leather talking to witnesses, gleaning facts and names, alternately managing the cases of the murder of Alicia and the syndicate boss's case along with her lesser cases and court appearances.

Clark's years in the legal system are obvious in the way her knowledge and terminology seeps into decisions and directions of either major case. Dialogue with her office assistants is personal and real. She never talks "down" to them, but seems to genuinely love her staff and is aware she cannot put Alex at legal risk with his recent history. Really, he's a good guy and excellent computer nerd. Michy is just trying to keep her boss afloat.

A rather lengthy investigation follows both cases, unraveling more details but only creating more questions. You won't see the end coming until it hits hard. Talk about twists--they are all at the end!

While I was not a huge fan of the character Sam, I did enjoy the legal thriller. (Being a lawyer is obviously NOT glamorous.) Language, language, language, hard drinking, and many, many showers. The trend to damaged female protagonists with abused histories seem to be a theme in many of the books I've read lately. However, I definitely enjoyed this book and would be interested in another in the series. Sam hasn't been weakened because of her past--she's probably wickedly stronger--in spite of it.

Ms. Clark has a wicked sense of humor as well--and peppers her narrative with little ditties, such as: "About as much as I'd like to go skinny-dipping in a swamp," and "...this time he'd been sober as a stopwatch at a swim meet,..." And yes, it's that Marcia Clark, @thatmarciaclark. (Told you she had a sense of humor.)

I received this book in exchange for a review by Ms. Clark, Thomas & Mercer, and NetGalley, and I really enjoyed! Recommended for anyone who enjoys a mystery, thriller, legal or otherwise.

Third in a series about Sam Brinkman, our criminal defense attorney with a difficult childhood and a penchant for high profile cases and troubling former clients. The high profile case involves the death of a freshman USC daughter of a frequent Court TV sparring partner; not quite a friend but more than an acquaintance. As the sordid details of her last several days come into focus, and her sleazy boyfriend seems the likely perpetrator of her death, he turns up dead. Soon her fellow attorney is a person of interest in the death of the boyfriend. Author Marcia Clark does an excellent job of creating a first class mystery complete with police and legal aspects designed to keep readers glued to their books. I admit to finding the B-story less than compelling, as I have throughout the 3 books. The overarching mysteries have more than made up for the lesser tales. But honestly, I wish they'd disappear, they are just distractions. Nonetheless, these are great books that I truly enjoy. I received my copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Marcia Clark has a unique voice with interesting, funny characters whose relationships are well defined and fleshed out. Although I dislike her premise that police are stupid and dirty, the bulk of the story is engaging

This is the third of three in Clark’s series featuring criminal defense attorney Samantha Brinkman. Samantha is not my favorite female protagonist. A damaged soul due to a childhood history of abuse, I have empathy for her but her professional ethics…and those of people around her…are quite sketchy.

There are two storylines. The first about the deaths of two college students is multi layered, with twists revealed as the novel progresses. The second involving a criminal known to Samantha from her past is a bit of an intrusion and I think dragged the pace of the book.

For those who like a good mystery/legal thriller albeit without the courtroom scenes, this will make an enjoyable read.

Snap Judgment is the third book in the Samantha Brinkman series. Without giving away too much about the plot, the book centers around the death of Alicia, a college student and daughter of a prominent local lawyer Graham Hutchins. Days later, the young woman’s boyfriend – and prime suspect in her case – is also dead and Graham fears he will be arrested for murder and there is only one person he can trust. Enter Sam and her fabulous team including best friend/office manager Michelle, investigator/hacker Alex and dad/former client/police detective Dale. Together, they find themselves in the middle of a much larger case that hits very close to home – family drama, revenge, secrets and danger.

Sam is a compelling and complicated character. She believes in doing the right thing. She has a clear sense of what is right and wrong – even if her definition isn’t quite the same as others. She believes in doing everything she can to help the people that she loves. She believes in the law. However, she knows the system has flaws and that you can’t always follow the rules. She also knows that sometimes you can do the wrong thing for the right reason and that often the ends justify the means. What is most intriguing about Sam is that she doesn’t stop fighting for what she believes in – even when it puts her in danger and even when she doesn’t have things all figured out. She follows her gut. Even when you don’t agree with what she does, you can understand why she does it. Clark makes you root for Samantha, her team and for justice.

As Sam tries to keep Graham away from law enforcement, she also fights to find out what really happened to Alicia and hold those accountable responsible. Snap Judgement is a great read and a reminder that things – good and bad – aren’t always what they seem.

Thank you NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the opportunity to read this book and provide feedback.

Snap Judgment by Marcia Clark is the third book in her Samantha Brinkman series. I have read all three books in about a week’s time. Marcia Clark is an awesome writer. I love that her books are not predictable, and I was not disappointed in Snap Judgment. Samantha is a great character, and I look forward to the next book and her next adventure. Michy, Alex, and Dale are also endearing characters that I want to get to know better and better.

To say I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book is an understatement! It kept me on my toes, and I had a hard time putting it down! I found myself still reading in the middle of the night. With each turn on the page, I was more and more engrossed in the storylines, the characters, and even the villains in Clark’s story.

In Snap Judgment, I met the overprotected “perfect student” who met the proverbial “bad boy,” who turns out to be so controlling she doesn’t really have a life outside her relationship with him. After her untimely death, her bad boy boyfriend, Roan, is found dead also. Was it suicide or murder? That’s left up to Samantha and Alex to figure out, since Samantha is hired by Alicia’s dad, Graham, to be his lawyer when the cops eye him for Roan’s death. Alicia’s group of friends were interesting, helpful, and different, but seemed to mesh together to form a fun group. Things are not always what they seem though, and as the story unfolds, we find out that Davey is not only Alicia’s friend, but he is also her half-brother, who has stalker tendencies and lurid thoughts about his half-sister. The ending was phenomenal, and I was floored to find out who caused Alicia’s death. I did not see that coming!

Alicia’s story wasn’t the only one in this book though. There was also the the Medrano, a crime boss from Samantha’s past, who has Sam and her dad, Dale under his thumb. Will they do his dirty work and get Tracy, the only witness to shooting involving Medrano’s nephew away from the FBI and protective custody?

This book was amazing. Marcia Clark takes you through twists and turns, and you never know the outcome. Thank you Ms. Clark for a wonderful read! I look forward to the next installment in the Samantha Brinkman series!

Somehow I missed the 2nd book in this series, but if you've read the first one, you're good.
I love Samantha as a character. She's a little shady and that's good.
Samantha is hired as the attorney for a prominent civil litigator whose daughter is found dead. That is not the murder is he suspected of, the murder he is suspected of is the murder of her ex-boyfriend who everyone thinks killed her.
She spends most of her time on the USC campus with her friends trying to figure it all out. Ms. Clark does an excellent job giving all of her characters their own personalities.
The ending had a great twist...now to go back and read #2.

First and foremost, a large thank you to NetGalley, Marcia Clark and Thomas & Mercer for providing me with a copy of this publication, which allows me to provide you with an unbiased review.

Marcia Clark is back with the third instalment of the Samantha Brinkman series, perhaps the best novel yet. After Alicia Hutchins is tired of her controlling boyfriend, Roan Sutton, she chooses to dump him to relieve herself of the burden. In an act of apparent retribution, naked selfies of Alicia appear online for all to see. This ‘revenge porn’ puts Alicia in a tailspin and her body is found a short time later. Might Roan have taken the next step and killed the young woman who sought to defy him? It would appear so, though the ante is raised yet again, after Roan’s body is discovered a short time later, hanging from the ceiling. Early conclusions point to suicide, but Alicia’s father, Graham, is being eyed by the police as the case could have a homicidal element. Enter Samantha Brinkman, whose criminal work has earned her quite the reputation. Brinkman agrees to take on the case, loving the price tag that goes along with it, and tries to delve even deeper into the investigation. Working alongside her investigator, Alex Medrano, Brinkman begins to peel back the layers of the case, unsure what they will find. Alicia seemed to have been a sheltered young woman who was finally coming out of her shell while interacting with other college students. Could Roan and his controlling ways have been used on other women before Alicia? Might the revenge porn angle be one that he has used before? As questions about the case continue to emerge, Brinkman is visited one night by a man with deep roots in the cartel community. He’s come to call in on a favour that Brinkman has promised him after she was caught breaking the law for another client. Brinkman has been ordered to find a witness who is in protective custody, ready to finger a member of this elusive man’s family. Unable to turn to Alex, who is unaware of Brinkman’s law breaking, she turns to her father, Dale Pearson. Together, they must grease the wheels to find this young woman, whose life story brings up more dirt than either could have imagined. Tales of abuse and molestation, with a handful of younger sisters still at home, Brinkman finds pity for the woman in custody and will do whatever she can to protect her from the death that awaits her once she has been outed by the cartel. Working these two major cases and a slew of other meat and potatoes, Brinkman has little time for herself. Trouble is, there is a time limit on both and patience is not a virtue anyone seems to have for the time being. A wonderfully crafted piece of work that will keep the reader guessing until the very end. Highly recommended for legal thriller fans and those who enjoy the fast-paced writing that makes Clark a master of the genre.

Whatever people seem to feel about Clark in her past life, she has shown that she has the ability to craft excellent legal thrillers that do not miss a beat. Filled with relatable storylines and themes that could easier pulled from the headlines, Clark pulls the reader in from the opening paragraphs and provides enough drama to keep them hooked until the very end. Samantha Brinkman is both a complex and easily relatable character. Not only is she a lawyer with a solid reputation, but she is keen on fighting for her clients and will leave no stone unturned. Her jaded past has not left her defeated, but fuels her to find the best in everyone, or at least to see past their outer layers. She remains determined to discover the whole story, even if it places her clients in an uncomfortable position. Surrounding herself with the likes of Alex and Michy, her office runs effectively and her caseload is anything but boring. A recently discovered father in Dale Pearson has helped her find someone in whom she can feel familial pride, though their relationship is anything but traditional parent-child. Clark injects secondary characters who keep the story moving forward and fuel interesting twists to keep the reader curious throughout. The story takes legal and personal turns that no only make for a great story but are plausible, permitting the reader to feel at home as they lose themselves in the book. Clark’s legal past and blunt delivery help create a story that has everything needed for a superior legal thriller. I cannot wait to see what else Clark has is store for her readers and where she will take Brinkman in the years to come. And the question that I have been asking for a while now, when will Rachel Knight ever make an appearance in Samantha’s life?

Kudos, Madam Clark for another wonderful novel. I am amazed at how thoroughly captivated I am by everything you write. I know you have a large following, and for good reason!

This is the third book in the Samantha Brinkman Series. I love Sam, Michy and Alex. The character development is fantastic in all three books. Speaking of, I can't imagine not having more of these 3 great characters so I hope the author decides to continue this series.

Snap Judgment starts with Alicia. Enjoy it because soon you discover she is killed with her throat slashed. The story line was great in this book. You have two going on, the murder of Alicia and soon after the death of her ex boyfriend Roan, also a girl who was under witness protection because she witnessed a murder. The ending was great but for me, it just took a long time to get there. There was just too much of Samantha's thoughts in this one and checking out every single "person of interest" over and over again. If it were shorter, I would have said I absolutely loved this book.

I still LOVE Samantha, Michy and Alex. I hope there will be more of them to come. I loved the prior two books of this series Moral Defense and Blood Defense, both fantastic. I believe you should start with the first book and get a sense of the characters. You will feel like you know all 3 of them personally by the end of this series. A huge thank you to St. Martin's Press, NetGalley and the author for an advanced copy of this book!

Very good story but so full of suspects and twists that sometimes i found I had to go back to study the clues. A very surprise ending that leaves one just shaking your head.

Just like its two predecessors, I loved this book. So much, in fact, that I really hope the author reconsiders the three-book series and brings readers more tales about super-cool but flawed attorney Samantha Brinkman.

For those thinking about diving in, I will say the water will be more comfortable if you start at the beginning ("Blood Defense" followed by "Moral Defense"). I had no trouble following the goings-on in any of the books including this one, but I'm also sure I got far more out of each one just because I read the one that came before. And lest I forget, many thanks to the publisher, via NetGalley, for providing me with an advance copy in exchange for an honest review (as was the case with the first two books as well).

This one begins as college freshman Alicia, daughter of well-known attorney Graham Hutchins, is murdered. Not long before that, she dumped her abusive boyfriend Roan - and apparently he retaliated by posting online extremely personal photos she'd taken of herself for his eyes only. Nothing screams payback more than a spurned lover, so it's not surprising that Roan is considered the prime suspect. But then Roan is found dead - an apparent suicide. His mother insists he was murdered, though, and the coroner's report is inconclusive. Alicia's father had every reason to avenge his beloved daughter's death, so he suddenly finds himself in the crosshairs of the police.

Samantha, better known as Sam, knows Graham; when he calls for help, she agrees despite not really wanting to get involved in the case (he's a well-heeled customer and she's having a tough time paying the bills, so she can't afford to say no). Soon enough, she and her tech-savvy, hunky investigator Alex are up to their eyeballs in pot-smoking college students, secret lives of the rich and famous and pulling out every trick in their bags (some legal, some not so much) to ferret out evidence sufficient to get their client off the hook. In fact, one of the most interesting components of this series is being privvy to the legal goings-on inside and outside a courtroom - told through the eyes of someone who knows (we all remember the infamous trial of former NFL star O.J. Simpson, at which the author was the lead prosecutor, don't we )?

As if that weren't enough, Sam gets a very unwelcome visit from a big-time gangster from her past (and from past books in this series). He's privy to one of Sam's big secrets, and he's not above calling in a chit now and again when it suits his purpose. This time, he wants Sam, with help from her police officer father Dale, to locate the only witness to a murder committed by one of his relatives. Sam is convinced that her success will mean certain death for the witness, who's set to spill the beans at that relative's trial. But if she refuses, it just as certainly will mean her own death - so saying no just isn't an option.

Can she juggle both cases and come out a winner (or at least still alive)? Everything is resolved in the end, but of course I won't reveal how it all plays out. Now, the only question for me to ask is can we have more of Samantha? Please?

I really enjoy Marcia Clark and the Samantha Brinkman series, so I was stalking Netgalley and Edelweiss hoping to snag an advance copy. Thanks to the publisher for granting one to me!

I'd love to say that I LOVED this book but for me it was an okay read. The story lines were absolutely captivating, from the murder of a young college co-ed to the death of her estranged exboyfriend that looks like a suicide but isn't, to a the B story about a girl who'd run away from home, witnessed a murder and was under witness protection until she agreed to testify in the case.

Clark has this habit, one that I picked up on in her first novels that seems to have gotten better but it's still a problem-- she wants us to know that she knows a lot of stuff. If there is a way to insert a lot of legal maneuvering to make a story last longer, it's in this book. The middles just.... drag. On and on. To the point where I was at 87% and nearly out of my mind-- this book is almost over and I have ZERO ANSWERS.

And then the end comes and it's pat and concise with a pretty bow, after the drama of the previous 90%. Not saying this book isn't a good read, but as always the book could be shorter and just as good or better.

Still LOVE Samantha and Michy and especially Alex. I also love the fleeting glimpses into the not-s0-glamorous life of an attorney and how the line between legal and illegal can be super thin. Samantha navigates it expertly, like a tightrope.

Here's to the next Brinkman novel!

Samantha Brinkman FinallyHas a Client Who Can Really Pay and Tries To Save Her and a Witness’s Life.
The novel opens with what looks like a diary of a young freshman coed, Alicia, who is a victim of revenge porn. In it, she blames her boyfriend. Shortly thereafter, she is found dead in her bathtub with her throat cut. She is the daughter of a prominent local civil litigator, Graham Hutchins. Again, shortly after Alicia’s death the boyfriend is discovered in an apparent suicide by hanging. Graham Hutchins is a regular with Samantha (Sam) Brinkman on a cable crime show. In case the boyfriend’s death is determined not to be a suicide, he retained Sam to follow the investigation and be his lawyer if he becomes a suspect. While Sam’s father, Dale, has recently been promoted to the elite Robbery/Homicide Division, this case was not his, so his access to police information is limited. This means that Sam and her investigator, Alex, have to conduct a parallel investigation. Trying to sort through her pothead friends and other witnesses is slow. Some urgency is added because the mother of the boyfriend hired her own medical examiner because the LA County medical examiner was on the fence on the manner of death is suicide, inconclusive, or homicide. The storyline proceeds from here and navigates through a labyrinth of friends, witnesses and other undiscovered information to determine who killed the boyfriend and Alicia.

There is a continuation of a second storyline from the first two novels. In this novel, she is in debt to a crime boss, Cabazon, who now asks a favor in locating the only witness against his nephew who is charged with murder. It is clear that Cabazon wants ensure this witness will never testify. If she does not comply, there probably would be lethal consequences for her, Dale, Alex and her office manager, paralegal, and bookkeeper, Michy. The author provides adequate background that not having read the first two novels in this series will not be a hindrance in reading this novel.

As usual with this author, she weaves in the B-storylines well into the two main storylines in such a natural way that they do not interrupt the main stories. You will learn more about Michy’s and Alex’s love life, Sam’s untrusty steed, her car Beulah, and Sam’s relationship with Dale, Michy and Alex.

Now, the previous novels have all had schemes thought up by Sam to get her out of trouble, but this one had schemes that stretched believability a little far in my opinion. While I did question these, I continued to read and enjoy the novel.

Last fall, I reviewed Moral Defense, by Marcia Clark (yes, THAT Marcia Clark, of OJ Simpson trial fame), which was the second in the series featuring criminal defense attorney Samantha Brinkman, based in Marcia’s turf, Los Angeles. Sam first showed up in Blood Defense, the first title in this series, in which she defended a decorated homicide detective accused in a double murder. That defendant is a recurring character in the series, as are Sam’s two associates (one of these is a genius ex-con, and the other is Sam’s closest friend since childhood).

In Moral Defense, I realized Sam is a REALLY great character, with opinions that I suspect reflect how Marcia may have felt during her legal career: “I’d been trashed on cable for dressing like a bargain-basement rag doll. Someday, women won’t have to put up with it. Someday, people are going to care more about what we say and do than what we look like. But that day didn’t seem to be coming any time soon…”

So we meet Sam again in Snap Judgment, #3 in this series. In this one, the seemingly perfect daughter of prominent civil attorney Graham Hutchins is found with her throat slashed. Her spurned ex-boyfriend seems the likely suspect, but he is found dead soon after in an apparent suicide. The person of interest in the boyfriend’s death is Hutchins, who hires Sam & Associates.

We learn that the boyfriend was uber-controlling and a creep who posted revenge porn online. The investigation quickly focuses on the daughter’s friends and classmates as well as perhaps some of her off-campus neighbors at USC (or, as many of us refer to it, “University of Spoiled Children.”): “For all that USC is a richy-rich kid school, the campus is in a shitty ‘hood where anything can happen.

Graham is a tough client. As a specialist in civil litigation, his perspective differs from Sam’s since “…in criminal court, the worst people are on their best behavior, and in civil court, the best people are on their worst behavior.” The investigation into the parallel mysteries takes the reader around Southern CA, areas Marcia Clark knows well. Good location detail, lots of interesting characters (and we feel like we are getting to know Dale, Greg and Michy VERY well), and a super twisty plot with great suspense make this a really good book.

In my prior review, I confessed my fascination with Marcia Clark, going back to the early 90s when she was a media star as well as a legal star as she battled to convict OJ . In her other series of novels there is also a female protagonist, Rachel Knight, but Rachel is on the other side, prosecuting cases (something Marcia knows inside and out). Placing Sam in the role of criminal defense attorney has allowed Ms. Clark to explore the “anything goes as long as you don’t get caught” side of the courtroom battles.

I am totally hooked on the Samantha Brinkman series, and this one reinforced my opinion that Sam is a much more interesting character than Rachel Knight, just IMHO. Thanks to Thomas & Mercer and Net Galley for an advance copy of this title in exchange for my honest review. Five stars! Can’t wait for the next one!

This is the third book in Marcia Clark's series about defence attorney Samantha Brinkman who is a refreshing character in the mystery/thriller genre with a legal twist, but Clark doesn't bore the reader with long courtroom procedings.
Clark's writing style is really pleasant, and the plot develops logically but with realistic twists and turns along the way, which makes the series - including this book - a really pleasant and interesting read. Sometimes certain elements in a book can be really annoying, and in this one, Clark goes into unnecessary degrees of detail about food - which takeout or which restaurants/bars/brewpubs Brinkman visits or buys food from. An interesting fact when her little law firm always seems to short of money... Maybe it's just me...
The cast of characters is a little black and white with regard to good and bad guys, but not in a way that makes the plot and subplot uninteresting.
Well, I was very well entertained by this third installation in the Brinkman series and will definitely be back for more.

I adore Marcia Clark. She was put through the wringer with the OJ case. I'm sure she's probably heard a million times that she deserved to get a GUILTY verdict! When I saw that she is now writing fiction mysteries, I was very excited. She's got insider knowledge and a brilliant mind. Surely, these books will be bestsellers! Of course, I wasn't disappointed. I've already shopped for the previous books in this series.