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This book made up for the last one. Tug was in fine form again. Jenna needed a voice and Tug helped her to find it. He gave her support that by the end of the story, she had not only found her voice but strength to live again.

What made this story so interesting was the thought that this actually could be real if it has not already happened. Just the thoughts about what Jenna was experiencing in regards to the range of emotions is horrific. All due to money. Luckily, there are people like Tug who are there to fight for justice. Tug even lost his cool a bit in this book. You really do need to pick up theses books and read them.

Another good Tug book. Although, I must admit that I found myself not as engaged in the story or the characters as I was with the prior novels. Yet, it is Tug that keeps me coming back for more. With the last book, I briefly spoke of his sense of humor but that is not all. There is also his tenacity. He is like a pitbull. Once, he grabs hold, it is hard to shake him off. Thus this is the reason that he is such an excellent attorney. He fights and fights until he is victorious.

Another reader mentioned repetition. I would agree. It felt like at times the story did get bogged down with repetition. Which did not help with the fact that I was not as engaged with the characters. Despite these facts, I still found this book to be a quick read.

This is the third book in this series. I am a fan of this series. I just love when the books in a series get better and better.

I have read many books featuring lawyers and some were good and others not so much. Tug is on the side of good. Yet, meeting him and having him on your side is a catch twenty two. When it comes to a personal injury case, you want Tug fighting for you but at the same time it means that you have found yourself really needing Tug due to some type of personal injury or liability that you have suffered. In this case it was Nelly that needed Tug. Tug will fight for justice.

However, don't think that Tug doesn't have some sense of humor. The banter that he has with fellow lawyer, Chuck aka Chucky-boy aka Charles is humorous. Charles is his real name but Tug loves to get under Charles skin by calling him every name but Charles.

Mr. Siegel has another great book under his belt. You can read this book as a stand alone but why would you when the first two prior novels are just as good.

* I received this book free from GoodReads *
I really enjoyed this book. You can't help but like Tug Wyler and the rest of the characters in this book kept me laughing as well. I'm hoping this is the first in a series of Tug Wyler books.

Cookie's Case- A Tug Wyler Mystery, by Andy Siegel, is a witty and fun to read novel. Tug Wyler is a personal injury lawyer with a good heart. He is committed to his clients whether they can or cannot pay for his services. Unexpectedly, he meets Cookie who is an exotic dancer with a complex medical condition. Her medical condition is not the only thing complicating her life. She agrees to hire Tug to represent her in a law suit which eventually takes a bizarre twist. Tug also takes a pro bono case on the behalf of Robert, who was struck by a van. Their initial meeting was as the result of unusual circumstances. Robert is trying to collect a debt that Tug's dry cleaner insists he owes.. Even though Tug flatly refuses to pay the bill, this doesn't stand in the way of their professional relationship. Tug's family isn't exactly conventional. Two of his children insist on changing their first names and his wife decides to do the same. His sick mother uses him to escape from the hospital. Even with all this going on in his life, Tug soldiers on.
The author is a gifted story teller. He has created a large cast of fascinating characters and their stories come together perfectly. The result is a great read !

I received this book free of charge through Net Galley and I give this review of my own free will.

Tug Wyler is one of those scum, an ambulance chaser. Deceiver and con artist. Except he isn't. Tug is an ordinary guy, a bit round, a bit bald, with an ordinary family, who practices personal injury law. Tug is morally offended when people are injured through someone else's negligence and he demands justice, in the form of money, in compensation for their pain.

Cookie is an exotic dancer with an exotic condition that requires frequent spinal taps to relieve pressure on her brain. The taps are delivered by her physician boyfriend, an older guy named Major. She lives with Major in his luxury apartment, but their life is awfully quiet for Cookie. She goes out one night to dance and meets Tug with his two friends Max the doctor and Harry the criminal lawyer. When Max and Harry learn that Cookie's problems stem from botched surgery and that the proposed settlement is tiny, they convince her to switch lawyers. Tug is happy to take Cookie's case. Tug also takes a case for Robert, a young man whose ankle has been run over by a passenger van. The cases seem unrelated except that Tug starts getting threatened unless he drops them both.

Tug is an appealing hero and the cases are interesting. Mr. Siegel knows NY state law very well and we learn lots about how personal injury law works. We also learn the legal ins and outs of lawyer ethics rules and how fees are arranged.

Mr. Siegel gets a little carried away with Tug's office and home scenarios but all in the name of fun.

I received a review copy of Cookie's Case by Andy Siegel (Open Road Integrated Media) through NetGalley.com.

Cookie's Case is the second Tug Wyler novel. This book can be read as a stand alone novel. However I can assure you that you need to check out Suzy's Case. I first discovered this author with Suzy's Case. Instantly I became a fan of Mr. Siegel and Tug's.

Tug may not always do things the most orthodox way but he is the people's champ and has heart. This is why I am in his corner cheering him on. So Tug's next clinic may not be a little girl but Cookie still is very personable and has a heart of gold. Plus, she is very dedicated to her profession. I mean how many other strippers do you know that can do a one handed cartwheel while wearing a neck halo. Besides Tug all of the other characters in this book just add to the series. There is laughter also to be found in this book. Example when Tug and his wife are in bed having a serious discussion about Candy Crush. You know you are really in the dog house when your wife turns you down for a "Tuesday Night Hand Job" aka TNHJ sighting the reason is CCHC "Candy Crush Hand Cramp". I can't wait to read the next Tug book.

Warning as there is language used in this book. However it is not used offensively.

This book COULD have been a run of the mill legal drama. Instead it is a unique drama that pulls you in and takes you for a ride. The book is based on a medical malpractice case but don't let that fool you. You will become so involved in the characters and plot that you will stay up at night to keep reading. Andy Siegel does a great job at keeping you informed and explaining the legalese and medical technicalities you need to know and progressing the story. There are points that will make you laugh out loud and there are plot twists you don't see coming. This is a book you should read. Just make sure you set aside some time, because you aren't going to want to put it down.

Suzy's Case is a rolling stone. After the plot gets a little push the action gets faster and faster. Enter Tug Wyler, personal injury and medical malpractice lawyer who defends mostly small time crooks and big shot criminals. When asked to beg off a no-win case for a colleague Wyler finds himself reluctantly giving it a second look for unprofessional reasons. When Suzy, a young sickle cell patient, is left severely brain damaged after a freak stroke every professional told her mother there was no evidence of hospital malpractice. Every expert involved swore off the case except Suzy's determined mother. If it weren't for her good looks and ever better figure Wyler would have been walking away as well. As an excuse to get closer to Suzy's beguiling mother Wyler declares there is a case and suddenly the game is on. Murder and mayhem ensue. Wyler's life is even endangered three different times.
It took me a few chapters to warm up to Siegel's main character, Tug Wyler. It was if Siegel was trying too hard to make Wyler a complete personality without letting the character development happen organically. It's almost too much too soon. Wyler comes across as a hybrid of jerk and sensitive guy. He is wisecracking and womanizing and less than ethical in his tactics to win a case. He's almost a cliche lawyer; the kind you love to hate. But, in the end you root for him because, after all that, he's one of the good guys.

At one time I thought I might go to law school - its what humanities majors did. If I did go, I was sure I'd do personal injury law - it seemed like a way to write some wrongs and do some good for some people who really needed some help. I found that I didn't want to go law school so I didn't take this path, but I still find the whole realm interesting - filled as it is with sleazebuckets, people trying to cheat the system, and real victims who are victimized all over again by the veritable armies of lawyers that insurance companies and hospitals can send against them.

Suzy's Case is a medical legal thriller written by Andy Siegel who is a personal injury lawyer. His insider knowledge definitely gives the book a huge leg up. Everything that happens in this book feels believable from the tragedy of Suzy, a once highly intelligent child, trapped inside her body after heart failure and loss of oxygen to the brain as a result of a sickle cell crisis. It's heartbreaking and it's heartbreaking every time you see the child.

Initially our hero, Tug Wyler, gets the case by a referral and is told it's a loser. His goal is to get off the case so it gets dismissed. But then he meets Suzy and June, Suzy's indomitable mother, and as he digs deeper he finds that he very well may have a huge case and, for once, he might be able to represent some clients who deserve the help and the money that would come with it.

I found Suzy's Case funny and readable with just enough suspense to keep the book going. I loved all the characters, even our dubious hero who really needs to be taken into hand by someone. I hope this is the start of series because if it is - it's an awesome beginning. A highly entertaining read.

You may also read my review here:http://www.mybookishways.com/2012/07/suzys-case-by-andy-siegel.html

Tug Wyler is a personal injury lawyer who has taken on cases for a high powered criminal attorney, Henry Benson. The problem is, part of the deal with taking these cases, is they’re sight unseen and more often than not put Tug in unenviable positions with his client. Usually these cases involve felons trying to commit insurance fraud, and Tug would rather get reprimanded by the Office of Professional Conduct than represent this kind of client. However, when Benson hands him Suzy Williams’ file, he has no idea that this will be a very different kind of case, one that he’ll want to see through, even if it destroys his career.

Suzy’s Case begins with the incident in the hospital that supposedly led to Suzy’s current condition, six years later. Suzy Williams has sickle cell anemia, which, through complications, has led to her current condition, which is severe cerebral palsy and spastic quadriplegia. Also, her intellectual development has been compromised, and she only functions at a 2 year old level. The intro read a bit awkwardly to me, but once we got past that and onto Tug’s narrative, I was pretty much hooked right away. Tug Wyler is middle aged, married with three kids, has a beautiful receptionist that’s been with him for 10 years (and takes none of his crap), and has an eye for the ladies (which he’ll never act on, but flirting is certainly not out of the question.) He’s also smart-mouthed, rather obnoxious, and funny as hell. You’d think someone like Tug would be the absolute wrong person to handle a case like Suzy’s, but you’d be wrong. Aside from the smart mouth, Tug’s also sharp as a tack, and there’s a heart of gold lurking underneath the obnoxious exterior. Benson claims that Suzy and her mom June have no case, but Tug believes otherwise, and against all of his better instincts, decides to fight it out as far as he can. One of the best moments, and most heartbreaking, is when he goes to the independent exam of Suzy by the doctor hired by the hospital, and Suzy won’t open her arms because her scar embarrasses her. Tug makes a connection with her, and really sees this beautiful, damaged little girl for the first time: not as a paycheck, but as a person. He’s really sort of built a bit of a wall around him because of what he does and doesn’t allow himself to get emotionally involved, and that wall comes down for just a little bit. The author knows his stuff, because he’s a personal injury attorney himself, and he manages to detail the case and the ins and outs of medical litigation without talking down to his readers or getting bogged down in jargon, and it’s actually quite fascinating. He also has a gift for some of the funniest dialogue I’ve read in a long time, and there were quite a few laugh out loud moments for me. I was reminded at times of the Stephanie Plum series (which I love), and I can see myself getting as attached to Tug as I am to Stephanie. I mean, how can you not love a guy that gets a tingle in his nether regions when he’s getting close to a breakthrough on a case? There are lots of twists and turns in this one, plenty of thrills, and perfect for when you want something funny in between darker reads. This debut is pure fun and I’ll look forward to Tug’s next case!