This is another book in the "Gideon Page" series by Grif Stockley. It is an interesting book. Gideon Page returns to his hometown. He is defending a meat plant worker, accused of slitting his employer's throat.What really concers Gideon is Paul Johnson, a local bigwig, is accused of hiring the murder. Gideon has a long standing hatred of Paul Johnson and he wants to free his client, but make sure Paul goes down.Grif Stockley's character of Gideon page is well written. He is certainly not a noble character--but a believable one.Actually, well-written characters, all of them, are the strong point of Mr. Stockley's writing. You might not LIKE all the characters, but he has a knack for creating interesting one!One quibble--he spens a lot of time on the investigations in all his books , and the courtroom scenes are relatively short. A bit more courtroom action might be desirable.Not quite as good as "Probable Cause", which I recently read and reviewed, but still an interesting quick read for fans of legal thrillers and mystery stories.
