Loose Among the Lambs

LOOSE AMONG THE LAMBS is one of the most compelling and gripping novels I've read in a while. Jay Brandon delivers a powerful storyline, replete with incredibly realistic characters and emotional confrontations that are explicitly and thoughtfully written. DA Mark Blackwell is asked to do a favor for a friend---a child molester wants to confess to his crimes, and he wants to surrender to Blackwell. When the case comes to trial, however, the molester recants and says it wasn't him. Soon, a young ten year old boy watching news reports identifies the real culprit, but it's not the arrested molester---it's the man's lawyer. From hereon, Brandon takes us through a maze of deceit and cover-ups; the brave young boy who has to fight his feelings of his abuser, and testify in court. Blackwell is aided by a dedicated underling named Betsy, and finds himself facing his old mentor in the final showdown. The courtroom scenes are phenomenally well done, and the pacing keeps us intrigued. We feel the terror of the act; sympathy for the victim and their families; we also learn more about Blackwell and his own failed fatherhood with his son, David. This is not sugarcoated; the deck is not stacked. Faults match virtues, and even Blackwell comes under our scope at times. All in all, however, this is a brilliant book. Well worth reading!

STUNNING STORY. Deep dark plot. You won't be able to put it down