Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
A Cinderella Affidavit
Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC
Michael Fredrickson
Class/Genre: Mystery Legal Setting Thriller
Forge, May 1999, $25.95, 384 pp.
In Boston's Chinatown, working on a tip, the police begin a "no-knock" drug raid. Detective Francis X. Dunleavy swings a hammer on the apartment door's lock. Suddenly, two gun shots fired from inside the apartment pierces through the door hitting and killing Dunleavy. The police arrest Michael Chin for murdering Dunleavy.
In the Commonwealth Superior Court of Judge Doyle, Chin's attorney Sarah Kerlinsky files a motion to force the police department to disclose the identity of their informant. The police arrested four men who were residing in the dwelling below the floor where the murder took place. Three of the individuals cut a deal with the DA and turn state's evidence against Chin. Suddenly, everyone from perjuring cops to dirty politicians to sleazy lawyers to vengeful mobsters seeks the snitch. Danny Li knows that his minor tip to Officer Dunleavy makes him a target. He turns to corporate lawyer Matthew Boer for legal help before someone decides to make him take the fall.
A CINDERELLA AFFIDAVIT is a cleverly designed legal thriller that is loaded with exiting, non-stop twists and turns. The story line is fully entertaining, leading readers to believe that debut author Michael Fredrickson is an experienced writer. The characters appear genuine and their various motives propel the plot to a dynamic climax. Sub-genre fans will breathlessly await Mr. Fredrickson's next tale.
Harriet Klausner
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