Great ending

While I guessed towards the end who done it......it was still a great story. One to his next book and many more. ( )

I enjoyed this debut legal thriller and I look forward to reading more of the series. I like the protagonists, Michael Daly and Rosie Fernandez. ( )

I love legal novels (hate to call them thrillers since they don't seem to reach that level of stimulation.) Especially those that focus on legal technicalities and niceties, relationships between lawyers and clients, and those that have lots of courtroom dialogue. This one succeeds on all counts. It's often acerbic and satirical at times and that adds to the enjoyment.

I could detail the plot, but I'm too eager to move to the second in the series. ( )

Another exciting new author!! Special Circumstance is Sheldon Siegel's first novel. Mike Daley gets fired from his stuff huge law firm and he's not really unhappy about it. Plus, the very day he's fired, the most profitable partner and an associate are murdered in the office. Not his problem, until his best friend - and really only lawyer friend - in the firm is charged with the murder. This story moves along really well and is captivating. The characters are quite interesting and credible. I sure hope he's working on another. ( )

This novel was Sheldon Siegel's first legal thriller published in February 2000. As a reader that loves legal thrillers I'm surprised that I only learned of this author recently. There are currently 10 novels in this series and I'm ready to read them all.

Mike Daley has been fired at year-end from a prominent San Francisco law firm. He had already decided to set up his own firm (renting office space from another attorney who is also his ex-wife) but he never expected his first major client to be a friend and former colleague charged with murder of 2 individuals - a man and a woman. The prosecution may call this case special circumstances by legal definition. For Mike, the special circumstances that seem almost inconceivable is the setting of the alleged murder is at his old law firm and as the attorney of record and ex-priest he'll be defending a rabbi's son.

As I kept turning pages I continued to vacillate my prediction for guilty or not guilty. I made my final prediction and was correct but the clues to motive escaped me. If you enjoy legal thrillers I'd recommend adding this author/title to your tbr list. I'm looking forward to reading Mike Daley's next case. ( )