A Minor Fall by
Price Ainsworth is a legal thriller about up and coming personal injury lawyer
Davy Jones. He is giving cases he’s not supposed to win; however; somehow he
finds a way to win and win big. After one particular case, he is given a big
case by his boss, mentor and father-in-law, Timothy Sullivan. He tries to
emulate him in every way. He is sent to Kentucky to represent landowners in a
suit against an oil company. Beth Sheehan, a beautiful contract lawyer, is
added to the team and soon the sparks fly between Davy and Beth. While in
Kentucky, they have a brief affair. The stress of the affair and the pressure
of the case starts to get to Davy. He starts a downward spiral which seems out
of control. He begins to questioning everything. Will he lose his wife? Will he
lose his job at the firm? Will he abandon law altogether?
Unfortunately, I could not finish this book. I made it
through three chapters and I was disgusted that I didn’t want to continue.
First, the language. There were a couple scenes when character use dirty sex
talk. I don’t care what people say, it is NOT sexy. I don’t like it. Second,
there is a scene as they are heading to Kentucky to start the next case, they
are on a plane. Davy, pretending to be asleep, witnesses his boss and
father-in-law, receives a blowjob from his paralegal! That was the final straw.
I realized I didn’t care about Davy. I didn’t want to see how or if Davy changes
after his moral crisis. Mr. Ainsworth is a lawyer who wrote a book. While the
legal knowledge and descriptions are spot on, his story never takes off. He’s
no John Grisham. I do not recommend A
Minor Fall.
A Minor Fall
is available in
hardcover and eBook
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