"The Family Lawyer" by James Patterson

 The Family Lawyer

by James Patterson

What will you do if one fine day your kid lands up in jail for allegedly killing someone.  I for one would certainly have a heart attack.  But then that is the time when the kid needs us the most.  That is what the whole one story for the family lawyer is all about.  The father is able to bring his daughter out of the mess she has dragged herself in.  Knowing your family and believing in them is the most important thing specially when trust is broken.  The story includes a twist which came at the time when most needed.  However, steps could have been made to make the other lawyer more productive.  I believe the finishing of the first story was rushed.  

I was disappointed by this book being a collection of three short stories.  I was not looking for that.  Also, the name of the book is the name of the first story.  The other stories are also fine but that is not what was sold to me.  I honestly like the first one only.  The second story for the Night Sniper is also good but then it just goes downhill with the third.  Even in the Night Sniper, I do not understand the significance of making the lady cop as dysfunctional.  I also do not understand why is being high and on drugs all the time glorified by writers.  

I am giving only a 2 star to this book and honestly the writer could have worked better on the first story and shaping it better to make this book a success.