Ben Kincaid has joined a prestigious litigation law firm after over a year at the D.A.’s office in Oklahoma City. Now in Tulsa Ben begins his new job at Raven, Tucker & Tubb as an associate joining 5 others in the new class as they start the climb up the corporate ladder to a partnership. Assignment on the 1st day by supervising attorney Richard Derek is to prepare for an adoption proceeding for an employee of the firm’s biggest client but more importantly the client that brings the highest revenue to the firm. Little could he have imagined the impact that 1st client meeting would have on his life.

The legal profession’s loss of William Bernhardt as an attorney is assuredly a reader’s good luck! Every aspect of his writing places you within the scene from location to character development to narrative. If the characters were real and a reader walked into the room, the reader would be able to identify and begin speaking with each person by name.

I liked that the author gave a nod to his home state of Oklahoma for the opening settings of Ben Kincaid’s employment. The addition of the adoptive child Emily being a special needs child having a rare disorder of Korsakov’s Syndrome is pivotal to the adoption case and a disorder that I was unaware.

I am disappointed that the description of Christina’s hair

“Her strawberry hair was pulled back and twisted in a strange cross between a French braid and a librarian’s bun.”

It is beyond time to stop reference to a librarian’s hairstyle. I hope Mr. Bernhardt addresses stereotyping in The Red Sneaker Writing instruction opportunities.

I can’t wait to read what follows for Ben Kincaid. ( )

Started this series a week or so ago. Hope to have it done by the first of the year. ( )

Audiobook - good murder mystery even if not all together believable in some parts. ( )