Imperfect Justice by Cara Putman

• Series: Hidden Justice (Book 2)
• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (December 5, 2017)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0718083482
• ISBN-13: 978-0718083489

About the Book:

“This is the way legal thrillers are meant to be—compelling, intelligent, and deeply satisfying.” —Randy Singer, author of Rule of Law

THE POLICE SAY THE WOMAN WAS A MURDERER. EMILIE WESLEY KNOWS THEY CAN’T BE TALKING ABOUT HER CLIENT . . . CAN THEY?

To the world it seems obvious: Kaylene Adams killed her daughter and then was shot by police. Attorney Emilie Wesley knows a different story: Kaylene would never hurt anyone and was looking for a way out of a controlling, abusive relationship. 

Her death shakes Emilie’s belief that she can make a difference for women in violent marriages. Self-doubt plagues her as she struggles to continue her work in the wake of the tragedy.

Reid Billings thought he knew his sister—right up until he learned how she died. He discovers a letter from Kaylene begging him to fight for custody of her daughters if anything should happen to her. No attorney in her right mind would support an uncle instead of the father in a custody case, but Kaylene’s letter claims Emilie Wesley will help him.

Thrown together in a race to save Kaylene’s surviving daughter, Emily and Reid pursue the constantly evasive truth. If they can hang on to hope together, can they save a young girl—and find a future for themselves in the process?

My Thoughts:

Putman has hit her stride in the genre of legal suspense. I enjoyed her first novel in the series, but I'm blown away by "Imperfect Justice". While I had no problem identifying the person giving Em the heebie jeebies, figuring out the actual mystery seemed simple, but Putman threw in a last second twist that had me exclaiming "No way!"

I'm a huge Randy Singer fan, and when he states that THIS is the way legal thrillers are meant to be, I sit up and take note.  He is completely right--which is a hard thing for me to admit, because I love his books so much.  But that just demonstrates just how well Putman writes.

I'm eager to see what she writes next!  I'm giving "Imperfect Justice" five out of five stars, and my thanks to the publisher for my advance copy of the book with no obligations in return.

Until the next page turns, 

Deena