I was first introduced to this author through Kindle's monthly first reads program, where I received Dead Certain. I really enjoyed that book, and quickly read everything else by Mr. Mitzner.

This book is a sequel to Dead Certain, but that book does not have to be read first, and Never Goodbye stands alone.

Never Goodbye focuses on Ella, a lawyer turned singer recovering from the murder of her sister and Dana, the lawyer who took over her job in the district attorney's office. Whatever ideas that summary gives you are probably wrong, but many of the twists and turns are way too delicious to give more hints about.

That said, I was slightly disappointed to immediately recognize this book as a spiritual sister to A Conflict of Interest, but maybe since I liked that book so much, I'm making a tenuous connection into something more.

Adam Mitzner writes extremely well, and I enjoy his characters a lot; for a man often writing about female main characters, he does a great job. I also enjoy his way with details, and often finds he mentions things in such a way that I can clearly envision Per Se or a mid-century modern apartment.

For those of you who enjoy great fiction that moves quickly, offers characters with believability and likeability, and has a legal plot, Mitzner should be on your list.

I look forward to his next book.

Thanks to NetGalley for my advance copy.

Never Goodbye is a very interesting read on how the law can be very strange, at least to me. I have read a lot of books that fall into courtroom drama but this one threw me! At the onset is a murder with the usual suspects but throw in an affair from left field and the question of texts as evidence and it is all different territory. I found the book to be fascinating and the ending really shook me and my simple notions of right and wrong.

How the story unravels in this book made me feel like I was watching a double bill episode of Law and Order. It's just that intense, witty, full of suspense and it gave me courtroom drama with a strong heroine, Ella.
When Lauren is found murdered and everyone wants to hang her husband Richard for the murder, a string of messages on her iPhone reveal a secret affair. This news sees, the ADA assigned to the case, Dana, arrested for a murder which she clearly didn't commit and as time goes, Ella cannot help but feel guilty, sad and responsible for the death of a woman she admired and who mentored her in her career in law.
I loved the twist and turns in this book because I learned that sometimes the person who commits a crime is the most sane and loving person that you'd never pin it down on them. Thank you NetGalley for the eARC, this is a great read for fans of crime, mystery & thrillers and who wouldn't mind some Gabriel!
PS: I love the cover too.