Blind Justice

A story that reminds me of old. Fascinating plot, murder, and intrigue without sex or cussing.This story starts with the return of Howie Patino. A man, who's been working in Alaska, coming back to his wife (Rae)in smalltown California. Poor Howie doesn't receive the homecoming he expected.Upon arrival, his wife let's him know that she is pregnant with someone else's child. During the course of the next several minutes, after her shocking revelation, a fury of evil is unleashed upon Howie and Rae.This is a story about a man wrongly accused of savagely stabbing his wife and his washed up alcoholic attorney, Jake Denney,(a childhood friend) asked to defend him.This story has excellent character development as well as plot twists. We see a man, jake Denney, who comes to the end of self and his journey to finding God.

Jim Bell's writing is polished, funny and ever mindful of the story. For a rollicking good read, Blind Justice is the book to buy. Lisa Samson, author of The Church Ladies

This novel exhibits a great writing style. It is refreshing to read a Christian novel that deals with complex characters and issues. I normally read legal thrillers from people like Grisham and Turow, but I would not hesitate to place this one along side these authors. Highly recommend.

Rarely do you find a novel with such great characterization AND a great plot too. Bell's story kept me turning pages and introduced me to characters I truly wanted to know better. The first person point of view made Jake Denney come alive, with all his flaws and loveable quirks. Several of his lines made me laugh out loud. But in spite of the entertainment quality of the novel, it had something important to say, too. The Truth dawned on Jake in a very convincing and intelligent way and he never lost his "realness".

James Scott Bell does it again with "Blind Justice". He combines courtroom drama, intrigue, interesting characters, and inspiration in a book I couldn't put down. You gotta love Howie and Lindsay, even as you see their faults. For their faults are our faults--meaning their triumphs are our triumphs? If you like John Grisham, you'll find yourself reading all of Bell's courtroom novels as you impatiently wait for his next one. My request is that people pass the word so Grisham can have a run for his money...