Maurine Ghoul is an attorney who likes to hit sexual deviance where it hurts and that’s the pocketbook. Coming off of a $50 million win against a chess coach. She returns to her office to find Josephine Naver, suitcase in hand pressed from being fired and sexually assaulted by “the duke“ he was her boss at Crown productions they were in the area scouting for a movie they were shooting the next year and add a business meeting with investors the night before he came on to her and later on that night Forster to do a sexual act she never consented to. She takes the case, after all this is her bread and butter it’s what she lives for but when she finds out her dad‘s law firm is representing “the duke“ she is not prepared for the bad memories and the danger this case will bring but why is her dad involved? This book was so good to had twist that I didn’t see coming and what I like best about the book is the author would stop and explain certain things in the courtroom that the layman wouldn’t know meaning me. I thoroughly enjoyed this book thought it browed nicely I found it to be well thought out well written and a all-around good read! If you love books about family secrets Badman getting there do you love Implied Consent I certainly did it was such a great book! I received it from NetGalley and the publisher but I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

Wow, a fast-paced legal thriller from Keenan Powell! I loved her Maeve Molloy series and was intrigued to pick up her latest. In Implied Consent, Powell has changed settings to San Francisco, and this book has a different flavor from her Alaska books, but it's still a riveting tale. Maureen Gould is an attorney that specializes in sexual abuse and harassment cases and is estranged from her lawyer father (I don't think it's a spoiler to suggest that there's a connection between those two facts). On the heels of a big win, she accepts a case that could have been inspired by Harvey Weinstein, only to find that there's more to it than she foresaw! A solid legal procedural with engaging protagonists.

Thanks to Three Hooligans Press for access to a digital ARC via NetGalley.

Many thanks to both Three Hooligans Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an early copy of Implied Consent.

Someone is trying to silence her. But Maureen knows that secrecy binds the shamed to the guilty. There is only one way to save her client, and herself: Tell the truth.

Implied Consent was such a great book, and I'm very happy to have found this author! I absolutely loved the protagonist. Maureen was sympathetic. She was believable. She was complicated. It was a pleasure to read a book written by a former defense attorney that was so realistic. Honestly, I kept guessing throughout the book! Parts of it were downright shocking. I'd love for this to be book one in a series!!

Bottom line? UNPUTDOWNABLE! I definitely recommend it.

This story grabbed me from page one. Nobody does legal thrillers like Keenan Powell. The book opens with attorney Maureen Gould leaving court after a massive win in a sexual harassment case. The big win quickly attracts a new client. In a storyline that could have been ripped from the headlines Maureen takes on the new case and the world turns upside down. As potential witnesses disappear or die, it becomes clear that someone very close to the case is sharing information with the other side and discovering that person may be key to saving her own life. Powell’s courtroom scenes will bring you to the edge of your seat and the outcome of the trial will keep you guessing until the ruling.

This book is far more than a courtroom drama. Intertwined with the court case is Maureen’s personal story. Her life, choices she’s made, and the pain inflicted on her by those who should be closest, weave seamlessly through the narrative. Powell brings the reader to their emotional knees and makes them care about not just a high-profile court case, but the very real and flawed individual litigating that case.

I am looking forward to more in the Maureen Gould story. I hope this is the first of a new series.

Full disclosure: I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, from Three Hooligans Press and #NetGalley. Thank you for the opportunity to preview and review. Opinions expressed are completely my own. 


A memorable tale with a heroine I still think about after I was done. Sharp, divisive, suspenseful, a page turner hardly describes it. I look forward to reading more from Kennan Powell.

I'm a big fan of Keenan Powell and this book confirmed my appreciation of her work. IMPLIED CONSENT is a taut, beautifully written mystery with compelling characters and a twisty, extremely satisfying plot. And nobody does courtroom scenes like Powell. Her own background as a lawyer fills each moment with details and suspense. Can't wait for the next Keenan Powell mystery!

I received a copy of IMPLIED CONSENT from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A lawyer in SF, takes on a case of sexual assault by a Hollywood producer. Likeable characters, at least the "good guys" were and a righteous case. She goes up against Hollywood and her father, the opposing side's lawyer. We also learn about her troubled relationship with him and her mother, her on again and off again relationship with her ex husband, and she watch as she rebuilds herself. Interesting book, fast read

This book had some very great plot points and a nice story line. The characters are developed well and the author entices dislike for the defendants. Overall this was an enjoyable read, suspenseful and it kept me guessing. My biggest feedback however would be some parts were a little slow and harder to read through. That being said if you like criminal dramas, this is a good book for you.

This is my first book by this author and I was impressed. It was such a good book and I loved the ending.

Maureen Gould has just won a huge sexual harassment case. She soon meets a new client named Josephine who was referred to her by a reporter. Josephine says that she was just fired after a sexual assault by her boss, who happens to be a Hollywood director. She wants to sue him and the company to stop this from happening to anymore women.

Maureen agree to take the case & is looking for witnesses but it seems everyone she meets is afraid or unwilling to testify. Will she be able to build a case against this Hollywood mogul?

Things get more complicated when Maureen’s estranged fathers firm represents the defendant. Maureen soon discovers that her past secrets are about to explode. How will she handle this during the mayhem of this case?

Added to that, someone is trying to silence witnesses and may be after Maureen. Will she be able to prove that her client is telling the truth and stop this defendant from attacking other women?

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Implied Consent is an edge-of-your-seat thriller.

A young woman comes to Maureen, an attorney, for help in getting justice for a workplace assault. Maureen takes the case and searches for other victims that can corroborate the story.

The seemingly guilty party - A big wig in Hollywood - hires Maureen's estranged father, Duke, to defend him. The family has a long dark past and the re-emergence of him into her life brings back the reasons.

Witnesses begin refusing to help Maureen, her office is destroyed and the one witness that will tell the truth is murdered,. Maureen had hired an investigator whom she discovers has been leaking information.

Maureen's marriage is impacted by the situation and yet she continues seeking justice and standing tall against her father.

This mystery took my attention and kept it. The characters are interesting and Duke is a man you have to hate. I didn't tie all of the pieces together until the end, which for me is a fun read. The truths that must come out and the strength that Maureen shows are good to see in a novel - strong female characters aren't always easy to find in the fiction world. Powell does a good job with this.